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James Potter is an arrogant toerag (prongsed) wrote in the_recruitment,
@ 2012-02-09 20:08:00

Entry tags:

! 02/1977, ! complete, ! thread, char: james potter, char: lily evans, char: peter pettigrew, char: remus lupin, char: sirius black

Who: James and open to all Gryffindors
What: Holding a meeting about a new idea of his
Where: Gryffindor common room
When: Thursday night, after dinner
Status: Incomplete
Rating: PG

James got comfortable on the big sofa in the room, rummaging through some of his day's notes before sighing and carelessly tossing them aside. He just couldn't concentrate when his thoughts kept returning to the same stream of situations and sights that he couldn't do a bloody thing about. He had been entirely serious about what he'd written to his mates in his journal. Since the Diagon Alley event, he'd thought more about what they could be doing that wasn't already happening in school. His dad gave him enough insight into the situation within the Ministry that he started to feel uneasy about just being in school and being unable to do anything that would affect the outside world. At least, till now. So, he'd called to his mates and felt them out, hoping that they'd hop onto his idea and help to bring others aboard. After all, the worst thing that would come of his idea would be a small club that met and talked about issues. But the best case scenario? A full-out organisation dedicated to protecting themselves and their loved ones.

Motivation and determination returned to him and he got up, looking around the common room and noting the few students milled around. With a deep breath, he made a mass announcement in as commanding a tone as he was capable:

"YOU LOT! Who's tired of the tripe that went down in Diagon Alley? Who here's worried that it won't end there?!" Feeling the rush of adrenaline, he looked at everyone in turn, hoping to catch a spark in their eyes, and perhaps even a few who would readily come to his call with their concerns.

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prongsed
2012-02-10 08:54 pm UTC (link)

James smiled widely as each of his mates backed him up, and offered their own ideas for this grand scheme. Remus getting on board was a pretty big deal and he knew that many more Gryffindors would be swayed if one of the most intelligent members of their House was backing this plan.

Surprised to hear Wormy's voice squeaking to the forefront, he nonetheless welcomed the final puzzle piece to the Marauder group with a wave to indicate that he should get closer to the centre of the circle forming about them.

"Petey here's got some great sense. So you filthy lot, what'll it be? Shall we strike up a society and actually learn some useful things that we can combat that," he waved toward the vicinity of Sirius's scars, "sort of magic with?" And with that, he reached backward toward his earlier pile of parchment, lifting up a blank roll and feeling around for a quill. Cursing when he couldn't find one, he leaned across Sirius to ask Remus, looking right silly in front of this crowd, having to ask for a bloody quill.

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thewolfen
2012-02-10 09:45 pm UTC (link)

A familiar heat crept across his cheeks when Sirius threw out that they'd all be in good hands with him teaching. Remus hadn't really thought it through to that point, though, the blushing was more on account of the arm around his shoulders than anything else. He was used to such affection, but it still made him feel incredibly shy.

The scars that Sirius had revealed most definitely shocked him, but he did not want to react too much, as it would take away from the moment they were going for in all this. Peter's voice made him smile as well. Knowing Peter as he did, he knew how difficult it was for him to speak up at times.

Always one to be prepared, he reached behind him and snatched a quill from his shoulder bag. With a smile, he offered it to James.

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__wormy
2012-02-10 10:48 pm UTC (link)

He hesitated for just a moment longer before taking a step forward at the motion from James. His cheeks burned slightly, as he stood by his friends, before his fellow Gryffindor's.

His hands continued to twist the strap of his bag, eyes falling to the red carpet that lined the surrounding area's floor.

Only briefly, and towards the other Marauders, did Peter raise his eyes from the floor. Watching, to see just what it was that James had up his sleeve.

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doed
2012-02-11 03:02 am UTC (link)

Lily had to admire the band of friends that stood up for each other. While she had always viewed them as a bunch of immature boys, they really pulled together when it came to something they believed it. She watched as Sirius stood up with James, showing a very intimate part of his life with the rest of the common room. Her eyes grew wide as the whispers grew louder around her. If anyone knew of the dangers of the pureblood society, Sirius seemed to know first hand.

Her eyes followed Remus as he was the next to stand with his friends. It was probably then that her mind started to turn towards their group that they wished to form. She had always sensed that Sirius and James were quick to make rash decisions, but Remus always seemed to think things through before jumping at chances. The ideas and logic behind it did make sense...

Peter seemed to sneak in from nowhere, but he stood with his friends as well. Lily was impressed to see him make his way towards them. He had always seemed the more timid of the group and she was happy to see he would be apart of the group too. She looked around the common room at the other students. Some were exchanging looks, whispering in groups. Others were turning back to their activities or homework and only a few seemed to be taking them seriously.

Lily closed her book and stood up, walking over to where the Marauders stood. "Count me in," she said, glancing at all of them, her eyes lingering on James. She had seen the way he kept looking at her during his speech and she quickly looked away as someone handed the quill to her. She bent over to scratch her name on the parchment.

"So when is the first meeting?" she asked, her eyes going back to James.

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prongsed
2012-02-11 03:59 am UTC (link)

Pleased that at least a few students had taken them seriously, James started passing round the parchment entitled 'Gryffs 4 Justice' along with Remus's borrowed quill. When Lily spoke up, he smiled widely at her and looked to his mates for confirmation. They hadn't actually discussed all of the details, after all. It was mostly a whim that... well, sort of happened.

"Er, I s'pose we'll have to figure that out pretty fast. But probably on weekends when we're not in Hogsmeade or playing Quidditch, yeah? During the week we need to be practising to annihilate other teams." He'd said it so seriously that he almost forgot it was Lily who was speaking to him, and that she actually seemed genuinely interested in his opinions. All of a sudden, he wasn't his charming, confident self. A very slight pink tinged his cheeks and he turned to his mates, clearing his throat before he spoke up.

"I think... er, that's a wrap then, is it? Moony, d'you mind hanging on to that sheet? Y'know I'll bloody lose it in the abyss of my trunk."

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thewolfen
2012-02-11 05:06 am UTC (link)

Somehow he knew he was going to be the one in charge of the parchment as soon as James took it out. He didn't mind, though. James was right; he probably would lose it otherwise. Remus took the parchment and quill back after it was passed around and tucked it into his shoulder bag for the time being. He'd find a more secure place for it later.

His eyes flickered back to Sirius then, afraid he might be feeling a bit vulnerable after exposing such a private detail about himself. Remus stood at his side as things began to wind down. He was proud of James for speaking up, wanting to take a stand about something other than playing pranks.

"We can put the word out once we come up with a strategic time and place to meet," he said, to reiterate what James was trying to say in conclusion.

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