Sister of black (Harry potter marauders era)

14. Golden plates

Me and Remus had left Sirius in the common room to go back to the ball for something to drink and eat. There were still loads of people dancing, talking, eating and drinking when we arrived, arm in arm.
"I'll go get some food," Remus said and I headed for a table with James and Lily at.
"Lyra!" Lily said as I pulled up a chair, "where've you been?"
"Me and Remus went for a walk," I replied and I couldn't help but smile as I remembered the kiss, then frowned slightly as I remembered what he had told me.
"You ok?" She asked looking concerned.
"Yeah, why?" I replied forcing myself to smile.
"I don't know but you seem like you've just been pushed out a tree, and your hair doesn't help," she mused as she checked her watch, James was still staring at me though.
"What do you mean my hair?" I asked.
"It's kinda messy and pulled back," she replied handing me a mirror, from all the brushing Remus had done my hair hand started standing on end, pulled back and messy, I quickly flattered it back to normal.
"Did he ask you out?" James said abruptly.
"I erm yeah," I said, taken aback by the question, James stared at me and I stared back and I could tell that he knew I knew.
"Thats great!" Lily squealed, "what did you say?"
"I said yes of course and that I don't care if we have any problems," I replied trying to throw a hint at James. I couldn't tell if he got it as he quickly changed the subject.
"Did you hear Mcgonagal yelling at Parkinson for smuggling alcohol in here?"
"No but Sirius told us about him smuggling it in," I replied. Suddenly something touched my neck gentle and I jumped about a mile, then realising Lily and James were laughing I turned around to see Remus laughing as well.
"I got a plate," he said after he had stopped laughing and pulled up a chair. He put a golden plate in the middle of the table and I stared at it totally confused. I was just wondering if it was a joke when, Lily said,
"You have to tell it what you want, like this, chips," and the plate filled up with chips.
"That pretty nifty," I mused taking a chip and nibbling it.
"Have you seen Sirius?" James said taking a handful of chips.
"Umm, yeah," said Remus taking a chip too, "he got a bit drunk so we took him back to the common room."
"Right," said James.
"So did he ask you out again?" I asked Lily.
"How did you guess?" She said sarcastically, James blushed as I started to smirk at him.
"Aaah well mate you should wait until the time's right," I mused taking another chip. James smirked back.
"Yeah I know, but could you stop making fun of me like a soup," he said smirking.
"Like a what?" I said reaching to take another chip, his smirk got wider and I found out what 'soup' meant as I plunged my hand into a hot bowl of pea soup.
"Argh," I yelled as I recoiled, James was howling with laughter. I flicked the soup on my hands at him.
"Oi," he said still laughing. My eyes narrowed as I said,
"Cream pie." He raised his eyebrows in confusion, then shock as I slammed the plate into his face. And we started to laugh at him.
"Ice cream," he spluttered and he threw it back at me. Oh it was on.
"Gravy!" I shouted I poured it on his head.
"Custard!" He shouted and threw it over me.
"Guys-" Remus started but some of the custard James had thrown at me went on Remus and he yelled, "chocolate cake," and threw it at James. We carried in yelling different food and throwing at each other.
"Mushy peas."
"Beef stew."
"Curry."
"Ice cream."
"Butter."
"Cream pie!" James shouted at threw it at me, I ducked just in time but I heard a splat behind me. James looked horrified at what he'd done and I slowly turned round to see, professor Mcgonagal with a mask of cream and pastry.
"P-professor?" James asked like a small child.
"Potter, Black, Lupin and Evens" she breathed with a deadly quiet and I realised the whole hall was watching us. She waved her wand and the cream pie wiped off her face but what I saw didn't encourage me, her eyes were blazing with anger, her lip was thinner than a line and her cheeks were tinged pink.
"All if you are in gryffindor, I would've expected better," she hissed, "and two prefects."
"Uh professor-" Lily started but Mcgonagal quelled her with a look that could cut ice.
"You will all receive detention, every night until Easter," she breathed, we all looked at her un able to believe it, "also, 20 points will be taken from gryffindor, for each of you."
"But pro-" I started, some ice cream dripping from my hair, but she shot me a look that said 'don't make it worse for yourself' and my sentence died in my throat. Dumbledore appeared next to her with, could it be?, amusement on his face.
"Minerva, its Christmas, why don't you let the points slide," he said his eyes twinkling.
"I, very well but, you will still receive detention every night at eight until Easter," she said, "go get yourselves cleaned up then go to bed."