Days of the Future Past: We were never gone; The Marauders

James Potter

I awoke to find Remus getting dressed already. Peter was gone, along with Frank. Sirius was snoring his head off. I took one of my slippers and through it at his head. He sat up and tossed me a glare. I smiled sheepishly and Remus's robes whipped out of the dormitory. I pulled my robes on, then my socks and at last my shoes. Sirius was a bit slower than me, so I had to wait for him. Once he was ready, we both grabbed our school bags and wands and raced out of the Gryffindor Tower. We started running to breakfast, hard core when we came to a sudden stop. A pale and transparent figure was in front of me.

"Hello boys," he said quite glumly. Sirius and I looked at one another. We were face to face with a ghost.

"Who are you?" I ask him. I suddenly realize that he is holding a scroll of parchment. I see that we are only feet from our tower. Maybe he was lurking their because he was.....

"Gryffindor's Ghost!" Sirius yelled. He beat me to the punch. The ghost nodded solemnly. "Wait.. aren't you supposed to be nearly handless or something?" Sirius asks. I hold my breath.

"Nearly headless" the ghost corrects us. "My name is Nicholas De Mimsy-Porpington but most people that are still alive call me Nearly Headless Nick. I am the Gryffindor tower ghost."

Sirius and I grin at one another. We have just encountered a very formal ghost. "Why'd you look so glum, mate?" I ask. Nick unfolds the parchment. I see it is a letter.

"I applied to the headless head hunt. They still won't let me in because I am not properly decapitated. Half an inch of sinew holds my head and body together! You would think getting hit with a blunt axe forty five times in the neck would count for something, wouldn't you? But that is not good for Sir properly headless!" The ghost stormed away.

"That was a heartfelt speech," Sirius said fake wiping a tear from his eye. I laugh and race him to the great hall. A great aura of delicious food fills my nostrils. The staff members sit at a tall table opposite of the tables we get.

I spot Lily Evans with her friends near Lupin, Frank and Peter. We take our seats across from the other three. We pile our plates. "Morning Peter, Frank didn't see you in the dorm," Sirius says between chews of pancakes and mangoes. They both kind of shrug at this.

I nod at them and they nod back. Lupin takes out another book. "Have any of you seen Snivellus today?" I ask. All of them shake their heads. I turn to the entrance hall to see dear old Snape. "You think I should hex him Sirius?"

"I'm all for it!" Sirius raises his wand with me. Lupin nudges us and points to Dumbledore. I sigh. Sirius and I put our wands down and takes our seats again.

"We can't let the headmaster see we have grudges already, can we?" I ask. Remus gives a jerk of his head and is reading again. I sigh and shove potatoes in my mouth. The professor who called our names is at the Gryffindor table.

"My name is Minerva Mcgonagall. I am the teacher of transfiguration here at Hogwarts. I am the head of Gryffindor's house. Here are your schedules." She handed them out to all of the kids, not just the first years. Sirius and I had the same schedule as Remus and Lily. Peter and Frank had double Potions, Charms and then Defense Against the Dark Arts. We had Herbeology, Transfiguration and than double Charms. After lunch we had Potions and History of Magic.

Sirius pointed to the staff table. "I know who all of them are. the headmaster, right in the middle is Dunmbledore." he said.

"Duh" I say. He chuckles. " That fat one teaches potions, the name's Slughorn. The little one teaches Charms, his name is Flitwick. The one with the patchy hat, teaches Herbeology, she's Sprout. The ghost teaches History of Magic, his name is Binns. The old croon is Tranleawy, she teaches Divination. Those two old men are Vector and Sinistra they teach Runes and Astronomy. That one, Pennyfeather, she teaches Muggle studies." Sirius concludes.

"Do you have all their biographies?" I ask, amazed. Sirius shakes his head. Breakfast is over. Time for our first lesson to begin.