The Marauders: The Red Fox- A James Potter Story)

Chapter 40 🦊

15th June 1977
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A couple of weeks had passed since our double date with Lily and Frank and thing had been... Stressful to say the least. Not because of relationship stuff, quite the opersite in fact, everything was going great, infact, we had, had spent more time together. We'd meet for breakfast, lunch or dinner, we'd meet for study dates and even after classes we take a walk out side... if the whether was nice enough, just two couples hanging out and it was nice.

No, our the relationships we as strong ever.

What was causing us stress was because everything we had done this year, every class, every homework assignment, every study session, either with Lily, with the boys or, on more than a few occations, the entire group, all packed around the table... it had all been leading up to this...

Our end of year exams.

The week the boys dreaded, Lily freaked out over and me ... Well, I was confidant I'd at least do ok. I studied hard, listened in class and I knew alot of what would be needed for the examinations.

Today was the first day of Exam week and as always, Lily was freaking out while we were trying to get some last minute studying done for our transfiguration exam in a couple of hours.

Lily, James, Remus and I had already done our pations exam this morning and surprisingly James was fairly confident he had at the very least passed.

I have to say, I was rather proud of all the boys effects with studying this year.

For the whole of the last two months, non, and I do mean non... not a single Marauders had gotten any detentions, or even in trouble. And all of the professors had noticed.

Mostly Minnie, who had pulled me aside and asked me if I had used an unforgivable on them. She even made it clear I wouldn't be in trouble if I had. I had just laughed at her and told her no, I had nothing to do with the boys behaving so well.

Truth was, Sirius, Pete and James had decided they wanted to become Aurars after finishing school next year, and they needed top marks in the N.E.W.Ts,  so they were using this years exams as practise or so Sirius had explained.

Back to the studying, I was sitting in James' lap, reading out questions for Lily to answer as she paced nerversly around the common room.

The others were with us, Mary and Alice were sat on one sofa Remus, Pete and Sirius on the other, Marley curled up in Sirius's lap much like I was with James on the Love seat.

"Lils you freak yourself out, you'll have to calm down." I called out after what must have been the 30th Question I had asked.

All Lily did was glare at me before grabbing the book out of ny hands,

"Le's go get some dinner, Lilyflower, Frank will be out of his exam by now, maybe he can calm you down!" James offered my sister with a soft smile.

At the mention of Frank her head snapped up and she nodded with a smile.

"Yes, let's go, if I don't know this stuff by now, I won't know it in time for the exam." She huffed, still holding the book close to her chest,

I let out a sigh as I climbed of my boyfriends lap and chuckle at my sister.

"You want me to quiz you at lunch?" I offered, holding my hand out to her. Lily Looked both relieved and thankful as she nodded, taking my hand in hers. The rest of the group all stood up, all stretching before happily following Lily and I out of the common room.

As prodicted, Frank was already in the great hall, seemingly waiting for someone... And we all knew who.

Lily released my hand before she practically ran over to him, hugging into him, finally seeming to relax a little bit.

"Frank" I grinned at the boy as I sat next ti him, James beside me with a smile and wrapping his arm over my shoulder.

"Frank." he nodded with a soft smile.

"James."

Sirius and Remus sat down one my other side amd the others sat across from us, and we ate.

I sat and read questions out for Lily and she'd answer them.

Question after question...

Until finally it was time to head to the transfiguration classroom where the exam would be held. For the written exam and then the pratical.

The whole way to the classroom Lily was back to her crazy stressed self, and I was... well I was nervous sure, but hey, it's an exam, who isn't going to be at least a little nervous.

We all wished each other luck, hugged and then walked into the classroom to take our seats at the desk.

I won't bore your with the details of the exams, but I felt it went pretty well, I think I did great, I knew the answers to most if not all the questions. And then the practical went great, I did the spells Minnie asked me to do it absolute perfection.

After the exam, James and the boys waited outside the classroom for us, each seeming pretty pleased with them selves.

Usually the boys would be panicking, 'If I fail mum and dad will kill me' 'I will be grounded all summer!' 'Screw it, I'm pretty enough to get become a bar tender... or a stripper.' But today they were rather calm about everything.

Which I was glad about.

Lily seemed like a whole different person...

NOT.

The second we got out of the great hall, Lily began study for the next exam... that was tomorrow.

Even Frank couldn't pull her from her study trance, and believe me, he tried.

She missed dinner, got lost in the library until late, she was barely present in any of the conversation we were having in the common room and she was the last to go up to bed, most likely the last asleep too.

I, being the smart twin, went up to the boys dorm to sleep, because if I was with her... I'd kill her for not letting me sleep.

I love my sister, I really do, but I'm worried she's gonna push herself too far and crack.

Merlin help her when the N.E.W.T.s come around next year.