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“C‘mon, Jamsie, lets see your best!” Sirius said cheekily.

“Yeah, Jamsie,” Lily said in amusement. “Lets see.”

James’ face colored fantastically, and he stuttered out the spell. “Si-sil-ensio!”

His raven looked at him defiantly and let out a caw. “Nevermore! Nevermore!”

James and Professor Flitwick stared at the quothing raven as Sirius and Remus cracked up.

“Raven!” Sirius yelled, shaking with laughter, “Quothe the raven…”

“Nevermore.” the raven cawed derisively.

Most of the class joined in their laughter, and James continued to stare.

Remus adopted a tragic pose. “Doubtless,” he said, “what it utters is its only stock and store.”

“Nevermore”

“Is there, is there balm in Gilead? Tell me, tell me I implore!”

“Nevermore.”

“Wretch!” Sirius cried out in glee. “Respite and repenthe from Jamsie’s memories of ‘Lenore’!” Here he looked pointedly at Lily.

“Nevermore.”

“Quiet, you stupid bird!” James said suddenly.

“Nevermore.”

Sirius fell to the floor, rolling around and roaring with laughter. Remus grinned.

“Be that word our sign of parting, bird or fiend!” he said cheerfully. James stood up suddenly, glaring at Remus.

“Its not funny!” he said, supremely annoyed. It was apparent that most of the class disagreed with him, as even Professor Flitwick had gotten over his initial shock and was now laughing along with everyone else. James ran to the window and threw it open, yelling, “Out! Out now! Go away!”

“Leave… no black plume… as a token… of the lie…thy soul hath spoken…” Sirius gasped helplessly from the floor.

“Leave my loneliness unbroken!” Remus added, shooing the bird, which flew out the window, cawing one last time before disappearing,

“Nevermore.”

James slammed the window shut and stomped back to his desk amid gales of laughter. He plopped down and cast an irritable look and his friends, who had yet to stop. They were still quoting Poe at each other and snickering.

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