Enchanted | James Potter

Chapter 14: Edward's Worst Memory.

The Fifth years received the timetables for their OWL and all the instructions regarding the examination. It was a big deal in Hogwarts and it could be seen on the face of all fifth years. They were all running on a few hours of sleep, trying to study as much as they could.

The first date soon came upon them and everybody could feel the tense environment around the fifth year. After breakfast the fifth and seventh- years gathered together and were called one by one inside the Great Hall. All the house tables had been replaced by many individual tables for the examination.

A few days went by, and until now Flora thought all her exams went well, especially Charms and Potions. She was not so sure about Divination and History of Magic. The next exam was Defense Against the Dark Arts. One of her favorites. 

When they all were seated and quiet, Professor Flitwick turned over the hourglass and asked them to start. The exam was mostly about dark creatures, counter jinxes and protective spells. It went well for Flora. In the middle of the exams she heard Sirius laughing. He was sitting to her left. Is he laughing at the question paper? I didn't find any question funny? She wondered. Only marauders knew what made Sirius giggle.

A short distance away James yawned hugely and rumpled his already untidy hair. Sirius gave him a thumbs up from his seat where he was lounging in his chair at his ease. Remus and Mathias were also nearby but they were busy making last minute changes and rechecking their answers. Mathias looked up and winked at them. Remus rolled his eyes at them. Peter was chewing his fingernails anxiously. 

"Quills down please!" Professor Flitwick instructed. After Professor Flitwick had collected the parchments and allowed them to leave, James hastily crossed out the snitch he had been embellishing, jumped to his feet, slung his bag over his back, and stood waiting for his friends to join him.

“Did you like question ten, Moony?” Asked Sirius as they emerged into the Entrance Hall. 

“Loved it.” Lupin said briskly. “Give five signs that identify the werewolf. Excellent question.

“Did you manage to get all the signs?” James asked in a tone of mock concern.

Think I did. One: he’s sitting on my chair. Two: he is wearing my clothes. Three: his name's Remus Lupin." Wormtail was the only one who didn’t laugh.

The marauders strode off down the lawn towards the lake. Edward Rosier and Severus Snape were also proceeding towards the lake after they got off the Great Hall.

The marauders stopped in the shade of a beech tree on the edge of the lake and threw themselves down on the ground. Jmaes reached inside his pocket and took out a struggling Golden Snitch he had nicked before the exams began. He started playing with it and his reflexes were excellent. 

Lupin had pulled out a book and was reading. Mathias took his leave to meet Evanna. They all groaned. “You are forgetting about your boys, Matty.” Sirius shouted only for Matt to throw a piece of rock at him. James was still playing with the snitch and kept looking over at the girls by the water’s edge.

“I’m bored,” said Sirius after a while.

“This’ll liven you up, Padfoot.” Said Jmaes quietly. “Look who it is…” Sirius’s head turned. He became very still like a dog that has scented a rabbit.

“Excellent.” He said softly. “Little Rosier.”

Snape had left Edward to go meet Avery and Edward was standing near the lake, stowing the O.W.L. paper in his bag. As he started walking, Sirius and James stood up. Lupin and Wormtail remained sitting: Lupin was still staring down at his book though he had a faint frown line between his eyebrows. Wormtail was looking between James and Sirius with a look of avid anticipation on his face.