2 Fics; No Challenge. 1 Fic; General Fic Challenge #1
Title: Ignored Letters
Summary: James writes to Lily, she doesn't reply
Characters/Pairings: James Potter, Lily Evans.
Genre: Humour
Rating/Warnings: PG?
Word Count: 756
Dear Lily,
Oh, what a summer I am having. I have only been back home for one day and already Sirius and I have gotten up to some exciting stuff. The things that one can find at the bottom of a garden can lead to such fun things when they have been charmed. You would be very impressed with our spell work.
I miss you a lot already. Seeing your face is what gets me through the day back at school. However, when we are so far apart it makes things a little bit more difficult. Luckily I have plenty of pencil sketches of you to be looking at. You are missing out on going out with a terrific artist you know. These drawings I have done of you could be photographs they are of such high quality.
Anyway, like I said, I've only been back a day so I don't have much else to say. I can't wait to hear back from you.
With Love,
James
xx
~*~
Lily,
I sent you a letter about a week ago and I've not got a reply yet. I was just wondering if you had received it. The owl that I sent came back without it, so I can only assume that you took it. I am going to assume that you are busy and that you haven't gotten around to writing a response yet.
So, what have I been doing this last week? Oh not very much really. Sirius and I have been to Hogsmeade a couple of times to see if we can pick up some summer work. Sirius has managed to get a job in the Three Broomsticks and I am waiting on hearing back from an interview in Honeydukes. I get a 25% discount on all products if I get a job in there. We both also had an interview at Zonko's! I'm holding out for that one really, we get the same discount in there as we'd get in Honeydukes. Either would be good though. I mean imagine the sense of responsibility I would learn by having a job. I know that you often tell me that it's time that I grew up. I'd do it in a second if I got a job.
How has you summer been so far?
With Love,
James
xx
~*~
Lily,
Any normal person would think that you were ignoring them. Two letters without a response would probably put them off writing to you. However, luckily for you I know that you will be very busy with school work and probably spending time with your family.
You'll be pleased to know that, while I have been awaiting your reply, I have made a start on some of my summer homework. I normally leave it to the last minute, and sometimes do it on the train on the way back, but I've taken your example and made a start only 10 days into the holidays. Anyone would think that I was a different person. Imagine.
Also, I got offered a job with Honeydukes AND Zonko's so I now have two summer jobs. I work at Honeydukes Monday and Wednesdays and I work at Zonko's on Saturdays. I start next week. I'm quite looking forward to it actually. They both said that I seem to have a natural flair with customers and that I come off as a really good salesman. So, we'll see when I start.
Are you proud of me for being mature? I bet you are!
Love,
James
xx
~*~
Lily,
Did you get my last three letters? It's just; my owl keeps coming back in record time and without a response.
I really hope that he's not losing your letters on his way back.
James
~*~
Lily?
Are you even reading what I send you?
James
~*~
Look, Lily, it would only be good manners if you would at least send me a letter telling me to bugger off. I'm using a lot of ink and parchment on these letters that I am sending you.
~*~
I don't plan on stopping sending you letters until you at least send me one back telling me to leave you alone.
~*~
I'd even accept a howler.
~*~
I hope that this is getting annoying.
~ *~
Any normal man would have given up on you a long time ago. I, however, am madly in love with you and will only give you when you tell me to go and kill myself.
~ *~
James,
Go and kill yourself.
Lily.
Title: New Year
Summary: The Marauders are drunk
Characters/Pairings: James Potter, Remus Lupin. Sirius Black
Genre: Humour
Rating/Warnings: PG
Authors Notes: I sort o lost where this was going towards the end. That's why it's so horrible.
Word Count: 307
"TO JAMES!" Sirius bellowed, holding up an almost empty bottle of firewhiskey.
"TO...ME!" James slurred back, holding up his own bottle.
"For he is my best friend!" Sirius continued, "HOORAH!" James clicked his bottle to the neck of Remus's who was sitting, quietly, next to him. The three boys were leaning against the trunk of a large beech tree on the banks of the Black Lake. The night had poured over them and midnight was fast approaching.
"We...we shouldn't...b-be out so...l-late." Remus hiccoughed looking down at the grass.
"IT'S MY BIRTHDAY!" James boomed, shooting Remus and angry look.
"No, it-it’s your...um...New Year!" Remus slurred matter-of-factly.
"Oh, yeah! That." Said James; his hand now over his face.
"Then, TO REMUS!" Sirius yelled, holding his bottle in the air again. "For he is a genius!"
“Moony!” James agreed thrusting his bottle to meet Sirius’s. The bottles clinked together and silence fell over the three boys. After a few moments Sirius sprawled out onto the grass and brought his wrist up over his face.
“It…it’s almost mid-night!” He exclaimed, jumping to his feet. “Ready? FIVE…FOUR…THREE…TWO…ONE!” He downed the remaining liquid in his bottle and threw it against the trunk where it smashed. “HAPPY FUCKING NEW YEAR!”
“Well done, there’s broken glass ev-everywhere n-now!” Remus muttered, brushing chunks out of his hair and standing up.
“Happy. New. Yearrr!” James muttered before leaning forward into the shattered glass and falling asleep.
“Party pooper!” Sirius groaned and gave James a swift kick in the leg. “WOAH!” he suddenly bellowed and pointed into the sky. A bright red dragon was dancing across the sky in millions of tiny exploding lights.
“Wow.” Remus exclaimed as he followed its progress.
“Do you think it’s real?” Sirius asked almost to himself.
“It’s f-fireworks.” Remus replied.
“Oh, of course.” Sirius said as if he has known all along.
Title: Drunk
Summary: The Marauders are drunk
Characters/Pairings: James Potter, Remus Lupin. Sirius Black, Peter Pettigrew
Genre: Humour
Rating/Warnings: PG
Authors Notes: I just found this on my computer and thought that I would share it. I think that it might have been an attempt at the previous challenge. Though I don't know.
Word Count: 477
James and Sirius were standing on top of Peter, who was face down on the dormitory floor, arms around each others shoulders singing an indecipherable song. The fire-whiskey had been flowing in their dormitory since they awoke that morning and, as it was almost 10pm, the two of them were blathered.
"Come on Remus!" Sirius yelled at the fourth member of their group, who was sitting on the window-sill holding a book.
"Yeah, Moony, have some more wire-fiskey!" James slurred as the two of them tried to hold their balance on top of their chubby friends’ stomach.
"I'm fine thank you." Remus laughed folding the corner of his page over carefully. Remus had only dared himself to have one glass of the stuff, and that was this morning when the festivities had first begun.
"Go on, mate!" Sirius pleaded as he hopped off of his friends belly leaving James to topple to the floor. "Just the one. GLASS!" He hiccupped.
"I'd much rather watch the three of you act about." Remus smiled. In all honesty, he did prefer to watch his friends act completely stupid than actually join in himself. Plus, the last time he had had fire-whiskey it went straight to his head and he had declared his undying love of poems to anyone who would listen.
"I know why!" James yelped as he heaved himself from the floor. "You're scared, because last time you told us all about your love of hiatuses!" On that Remus doubled over in laughter.
"You mean haikus?" He chuckled.
"Whatever. I'll be back in a minute!" James replied, tottering towards the door.
"Probably off for a piss!" Sirius shouted as James eventually managed to fumble the door open. "Anyway, back to this!" Sirius was shaking an unopened bottle of whiskey at Remus alluringly. Although he knew that Moony was very good at standing his ground, Sirius popped the seal on the bottle and poured out a small glass full. Carefully holding it in both hands he wafted it under Remus' nose.
"Oh, for goodness sake, give it to me!" Remus said irritably. On receiving the glass he turned on his heel and headed towards the window.
"You'd better not do what I think you're going to do!" Sirius muttered, suddenly feeling rather more sober. Remus flung the window open and slowly poured the gleaming red liquid out of the window. As he watched the scene unfold Sirius's face contorted in horror until all he could think to do was fling himself at Remus' ankles. With a loud clatter the two boys landed in a heap on the floor.
"Don't move!" Remus shouted as Sirius attempted to get up.
"Why?"
"I landed on the glass!"
"Oh, it doesn't matter. I can buy another!" Sirius said absentmindedly as he ignored Remus and got up from the ground. "OUCH!"
"I did tell you!"
756/30 = 25.2 = 25
307/30 = 10.2 = 10
10 + 5 Challenge Points = 15
477/30 = 15.9 = 16
25 + 15 + 16 =
56 POINTS FOR HUFFLEPUFF
Summary: James writes to Lily, she doesn't reply
Characters/Pairings: James Potter, Lily Evans.
Genre: Humour
Rating/Warnings: PG?
Word Count: 756
Dear Lily,
Oh, what a summer I am having. I have only been back home for one day and already Sirius and I have gotten up to some exciting stuff. The things that one can find at the bottom of a garden can lead to such fun things when they have been charmed. You would be very impressed with our spell work.
I miss you a lot already. Seeing your face is what gets me through the day back at school. However, when we are so far apart it makes things a little bit more difficult. Luckily I have plenty of pencil sketches of you to be looking at. You are missing out on going out with a terrific artist you know. These drawings I have done of you could be photographs they are of such high quality.
Anyway, like I said, I've only been back a day so I don't have much else to say. I can't wait to hear back from you.
With Love,
James
xx
~*~
Lily,
I sent you a letter about a week ago and I've not got a reply yet. I was just wondering if you had received it. The owl that I sent came back without it, so I can only assume that you took it. I am going to assume that you are busy and that you haven't gotten around to writing a response yet.
So, what have I been doing this last week? Oh not very much really. Sirius and I have been to Hogsmeade a couple of times to see if we can pick up some summer work. Sirius has managed to get a job in the Three Broomsticks and I am waiting on hearing back from an interview in Honeydukes. I get a 25% discount on all products if I get a job in there. We both also had an interview at Zonko's! I'm holding out for that one really, we get the same discount in there as we'd get in Honeydukes. Either would be good though. I mean imagine the sense of responsibility I would learn by having a job. I know that you often tell me that it's time that I grew up. I'd do it in a second if I got a job.
How has you summer been so far?
With Love,
James
xx
~*~
Lily,
Any normal person would think that you were ignoring them. Two letters without a response would probably put them off writing to you. However, luckily for you I know that you will be very busy with school work and probably spending time with your family.
You'll be pleased to know that, while I have been awaiting your reply, I have made a start on some of my summer homework. I normally leave it to the last minute, and sometimes do it on the train on the way back, but I've taken your example and made a start only 10 days into the holidays. Anyone would think that I was a different person. Imagine.
Also, I got offered a job with Honeydukes AND Zonko's so I now have two summer jobs. I work at Honeydukes Monday and Wednesdays and I work at Zonko's on Saturdays. I start next week. I'm quite looking forward to it actually. They both said that I seem to have a natural flair with customers and that I come off as a really good salesman. So, we'll see when I start.
Are you proud of me for being mature? I bet you are!
Love,
James
xx
~*~
Lily,
Did you get my last three letters? It's just; my owl keeps coming back in record time and without a response.
I really hope that he's not losing your letters on his way back.
James
~*~
Lily?
Are you even reading what I send you?
James
~*~
Look, Lily, it would only be good manners if you would at least send me a letter telling me to bugger off. I'm using a lot of ink and parchment on these letters that I am sending you.
~*~
I don't plan on stopping sending you letters until you at least send me one back telling me to leave you alone.
~*~
I'd even accept a howler.
~*~
I hope that this is getting annoying.
~ *~
Any normal man would have given up on you a long time ago. I, however, am madly in love with you and will only give you when you tell me to go and kill myself.
~ *~
James,
Go and kill yourself.
Lily.
Title: New Year
Summary: The Marauders are drunk
Characters/Pairings: James Potter, Remus Lupin. Sirius Black
Genre: Humour
Rating/Warnings: PG
Authors Notes: I sort o lost where this was going towards the end. That's why it's so horrible.
Word Count: 307
"TO JAMES!" Sirius bellowed, holding up an almost empty bottle of firewhiskey.
"TO...ME!" James slurred back, holding up his own bottle.
"For he is my best friend!" Sirius continued, "HOORAH!" James clicked his bottle to the neck of Remus's who was sitting, quietly, next to him. The three boys were leaning against the trunk of a large beech tree on the banks of the Black Lake. The night had poured over them and midnight was fast approaching.
"We...we shouldn't...b-be out so...l-late." Remus hiccoughed looking down at the grass.
"IT'S MY BIRTHDAY!" James boomed, shooting Remus and angry look.
"No, it-it’s your...um...New Year!" Remus slurred matter-of-factly.
"Oh, yeah! That." Said James; his hand now over his face.
"Then, TO REMUS!" Sirius yelled, holding his bottle in the air again. "For he is a genius!"
“Moony!” James agreed thrusting his bottle to meet Sirius’s. The bottles clinked together and silence fell over the three boys. After a few moments Sirius sprawled out onto the grass and brought his wrist up over his face.
“It…it’s almost mid-night!” He exclaimed, jumping to his feet. “Ready? FIVE…FOUR…THREE…TWO…ONE!” He downed the remaining liquid in his bottle and threw it against the trunk where it smashed. “HAPPY FUCKING NEW YEAR!”
“Well done, there’s broken glass ev-everywhere n-now!” Remus muttered, brushing chunks out of his hair and standing up.
“Happy. New. Yearrr!” James muttered before leaning forward into the shattered glass and falling asleep.
“Party pooper!” Sirius groaned and gave James a swift kick in the leg. “WOAH!” he suddenly bellowed and pointed into the sky. A bright red dragon was dancing across the sky in millions of tiny exploding lights.
“Wow.” Remus exclaimed as he followed its progress.
“Do you think it’s real?” Sirius asked almost to himself.
“It’s f-fireworks.” Remus replied.
“Oh, of course.” Sirius said as if he has known all along.
Title: Drunk
Summary: The Marauders are drunk
Characters/Pairings: James Potter, Remus Lupin. Sirius Black, Peter Pettigrew
Genre: Humour
Rating/Warnings: PG
Authors Notes: I just found this on my computer and thought that I would share it. I think that it might have been an attempt at the previous challenge. Though I don't know.
Word Count: 477
James and Sirius were standing on top of Peter, who was face down on the dormitory floor, arms around each others shoulders singing an indecipherable song. The fire-whiskey had been flowing in their dormitory since they awoke that morning and, as it was almost 10pm, the two of them were blathered.
"Come on Remus!" Sirius yelled at the fourth member of their group, who was sitting on the window-sill holding a book.
"Yeah, Moony, have some more wire-fiskey!" James slurred as the two of them tried to hold their balance on top of their chubby friends’ stomach.
"I'm fine thank you." Remus laughed folding the corner of his page over carefully. Remus had only dared himself to have one glass of the stuff, and that was this morning when the festivities had first begun.
"Go on, mate!" Sirius pleaded as he hopped off of his friends belly leaving James to topple to the floor. "Just the one. GLASS!" He hiccupped.
"I'd much rather watch the three of you act about." Remus smiled. In all honesty, he did prefer to watch his friends act completely stupid than actually join in himself. Plus, the last time he had had fire-whiskey it went straight to his head and he had declared his undying love of poems to anyone who would listen.
"I know why!" James yelped as he heaved himself from the floor. "You're scared, because last time you told us all about your love of hiatuses!" On that Remus doubled over in laughter.
"You mean haikus?" He chuckled.
"Whatever. I'll be back in a minute!" James replied, tottering towards the door.
"Probably off for a piss!" Sirius shouted as James eventually managed to fumble the door open. "Anyway, back to this!" Sirius was shaking an unopened bottle of whiskey at Remus alluringly. Although he knew that Moony was very good at standing his ground, Sirius popped the seal on the bottle and poured out a small glass full. Carefully holding it in both hands he wafted it under Remus' nose.
"Oh, for goodness sake, give it to me!" Remus said irritably. On receiving the glass he turned on his heel and headed towards the window.
"You'd better not do what I think you're going to do!" Sirius muttered, suddenly feeling rather more sober. Remus flung the window open and slowly poured the gleaming red liquid out of the window. As he watched the scene unfold Sirius's face contorted in horror until all he could think to do was fling himself at Remus' ankles. With a loud clatter the two boys landed in a heap on the floor.
"Don't move!" Remus shouted as Sirius attempted to get up.
"Why?"
"I landed on the glass!"
"Oh, it doesn't matter. I can buy another!" Sirius said absentmindedly as he ignored Remus and got up from the ground. "OUCH!"
"I did tell you!"
756/30 = 25.2 = 25
307/30 = 10.2 = 10
10 + 5 Challenge Points = 15
477/30 = 15.9 = 16
25 + 15 + 16 =
56 POINTS FOR HUFFLEPUFF