Ok, copyright . . . Well, the songs I borrowed belong to the original owners and the "Bring It On" soundtrack and "Blessed Union of Souls." The characters mostly belong to J.K Rowling. A few belong to me. The quotes I borrowed from TV belong to their original writers/quoters.
AUTHOR'S NOTE: Okay people, this is (as you can tell) about the Marauders. This takes place in their sixth and seventh years. There is a traitor in the midst of the Marauders, but who is it? This will take some abrupt turns later on, and the traitor isn't who you would expect. It will get better later, I promise!!! This is my first attempt at writing a Harry Potter fanfic, so cut me some slack. I am more well known for my Tenchi Muyo fanfics . . . Anyway, this is a four part story, so please enjoy!!!
A Fifth Marauder
By: PurpleSailorSaturn7
Part 1: The Marauders
Chapter 1: Sirius is A Girl Magnet???
"C'mon guys!" James Potter called to his friends as they raced to meet the Hogwarts Express.
"I can't run!" Peter Pettigrew panted, stopping to take a break.
"Hurry or we're going to miss the train!" Remus Lupin called to him.
"Beat ya all there!" Sirius Black yelled to them. He was standing in the train door, looking back at his friends. They arrived a few seconds later, panting and trying to catch their breath. They walked to an empty compartment in the back of the train and plopped down.
"I can't believe we almost missed the train!" Remus panted. He pulled out a magazine and began reading intently.
"And we have who to thank for . . ." Sirius joked, but then stopped short. Something had caught his eye. In the compartment in front of them a group of girls sat talking and laughing. He was particularly interested in one of them, a dark-haired girl who was wearing a pair of shorts and a cerulean blue spaghetti strap shirt. Her hair was pulled into a foreign style; he had surely never seen it before. He finally realized that James was waving a hand in front of his face.
"What's up?" James asked. "You went point blank all of a sudden." He paused and followed Sirius's gaze. "Oh, I see." Before he could finish the girl turned around and stared at him.
"Hmm? Oh, umm . . . Why are you staring at me like that?" she asked, turning around in her seat. Peter and James smirked when they saw the look on Sirius's face when the girl talked to him. Remus tried to suppress giggles.
"Hello?" she asked again, a look of worry on her face. "Hey, are you okay?"
"Excuse him, Miss." Remus said to her quietly. "I think he's in awe of you."
"I am not!" Sirius roared, turning around to smack Remus, who had backed away.
"I am honored." The girl bowed slightly. "My name is Meilin," she said politely.
"I'm James, and these are Sirius, Remus, and Peter," James explained.
"Are you a Gryffindor?" Peter asked. Meilin looked surprised.
"No, but my friend here is. I am a Ravenclaw," she said, gesturing toward her best friend Lily. "Shall I see you guys around?" She smiled and left, the same way she had come in.
"Sirius, you can wake up now. She's gone," Peter said, prodding him in the side with a
quill.
"I think Sirius has a case of puppy love," James teased. Sirius punched him in the shoulder.
"Knock it off! I don't like her. I've just . . . umm . . . never seen her around before." Sirius said quickly.
"Whoo whoo!!" Peter whooped, getting an evil glare from Sirius.
"Would you shut up already?" a rather grumpy voice growled. They turned to see who it was, but surprisingly found no one there.
"Hey, I'm down here!" the voice yelled from below. They turned to see a small black cat staring at them from the floor. Its rather large eyes were fixed amusingly on Remus.
"You've got to be kidding," Peter grumbled, picking the cat up by the scruff of its neck. It hissed and scratched him across the face, making him throw it in the air. It landed on Remus's lap.
"What? You've never seen a guardian animagus before?" it meowed angrily, glaring at
Peter. "I guess you have not. Okay." She jumped off of Remus's lap onto the floor, and in a poof of blue smoke, turned into a rather pretty young girl. She had light sky blue hair with two pale pink streaks in the front. She looked about their age and friendly enough, except for the angry look on her face.
Who are you?" she asked testily. James introduced her to everyone and she decided to join them in their compartment.
"I'm Shampoo," she said, still eying Peter.
"Isn't that a hair care product?" Remus asked while Sirius and Peter tried to keep from laughing.
"Maybe to stupid English people," she retorted. "No offense to most of you." She scowled. "It's Chinese. Like me."
"You said you were a guardian, didn't you? Guardian of what?" James asked, interested.
"I am my master's guardian. Wherever my master goes, I have to come along and defend her when necessary."
"Who's your master?" Remus asked, amused. Shampoo ignored him, appearing rather interested in something she had pulled out of her bag. Sirius didn't seem to be paying any attention. He was lost in his thoughts about how to get Meilin to pay attention to him.
"Shampoo?" he asked, an idea popping into his head.
"Yes?" She looked up from her magazine, her green eyes focusing on him, taking in his every feature.
Making sure the rest of the guys were busy (and they were, as they were involved in a food fight with Bertie Bott's Every Flavor Beans) he leaned over to whisper in her ear. "Do you know Meilin . . . uhh . . ." he faltered.
"Serene. Meilin Serene. Yup, I know her. She is a sixth year Ravenclaw. Well anyway,
yes, I know her."
"Well . . . I umm . . ." Sirius blushed, and Shampoo caught on quickly.
"Oh, I see . . . You like her, you love her, you've never felt like this before and you'll do anything for her, but most of all . . . Ahh!" Shampoo got knocked over by another sixth year girl.
"Sorry Shampoo," she apologized. "I guess I better watch . . . Oh!" She saw Sirius and the rest of the guys and an evil smirk crossed her face. "I get it! Meilin's little kitty-witty has a crushy-wushy on some guys! How cute!" The red-haired girl giggled slightly. Remus, James, and Peter all looked up. They gave Sirius a confused look which he shrugged off.
"Shut up, Selena," Shampoo grumbled, clearly not enjoying the attention.
"You're lucky." Selena bent down, so her face was level with Sirius's. "Shampoo never
likes anyone." She winked at him and stood up.
"Oh, Selena!" Shampoo yelled at her. "No offense, Sirius," she said when Selena had left, "but you're not the kind of guy I like. As a matter of fact my crush ever since Meilin's first year is right in this compartment . . ." She couldn't stop herself before it was too late.
"Is it Peter?" James asked, a childlike tone in his voice. Shampoo didn't answer, but kept looking at him steadily.
"Me?" he asked. She shook her head slightly. James turned around and a wide grin came across his face.
"Remus?" he asked, with an evil note to his voice.
Shampoo blushed and ran after Selena. All the guys burst out laughing except for Remus himself, who took their laughter as a personal insult.
"What's wrong with her liking me?" he asked, his brow creasing in anger.
"Well, you aren't exactly a girl magnet." Sirius couldn't help himself.
"And you are?" he shot back.
"Well, at least she's another animagi," Peter pointed out.
"Yeah, and what help is that?" Remus asked, still quite annoyed.
"She can keep you company," Peter replied.
"Shut up," James said, poking Peter with his finger. "She doesn't seem to like people, does she?"
"She's from another country. Think you'd like other people making fun of your name?" Remus sighed.
"No, but even before then she didn't seem too nice," he pointed out.
"She was thrown halfway across the compartment! Would you be too friendly if you just
took a surprise flight?" he asked.
"Well . . . no." James's attention was caught by the lady pushing the food cart. He dug out his money and paid for some junk food. Before he knew it, he was getting off the Hogwarts
Express and climbing into a carriage to be taken to the Hogwarts feast and to watch all of the first years get sorted into their houses. He climbed into one of the carriages and was greeted by a dark but familiar voice and the screams of several girls. Apparently they were telling ghost stories.
"What's wrong?" he asked, his heart pounding.
One girl stood up and muttered something. "Fancy meeting you here," Shampoo greeted him. The girls behind her brightened the lights and joined Shampoo.
"Hey Sirius, Remus, Peter, c'mere!" James called to his friends, who were unloading their luggage from the train.
"What?" Remus asked.
"Look who we're sharing a carriage with." James moved out of the way to show them who was behind him.
"Hello," Shampoo said, her green eyes flickering evilly.
"Oh, um, I hope this isn't a problem," Meilin fumbled.
"Interesting. Very." Selena chirped.
The other girl with them didn't say anything, but just stood silently next to Meilin. The girls all went back to their seats except Shampoo, who stood at the door grinning.
"Care to join us?" she asked. James suddenly thought that her grin looked like it belonged to a Slytherin. She backed away for the boys to heave their stuff in. They reluctantly climbed in and took their seats, four pairs of eyes watching them intently. The boys crowded around a book about Animagi, making sure that the girls were intent on something else. Meilin and a Gryffindor girl were talking in the corner, Selena was busy painting her nails, and Shampoo was, well, being Shampoo. She was back in her cat form and was playing with a yarn ball on the floor. Speaking quietly among themselves, the boys pulled the book out of view.
"So what do we need for the potion?" Remus asked, producing a piece of parchment from his bag.
"We need--" James was cut off by a young female voice.
"Whatcha doin'?" Meilin asked, her blue eyes filled with curiosity.
"Nothing. Now go away," Sirius hissed at her.
"Okay," she said meekly. She turned and started to walk away. But suddenly she whirled around and grabbed the book out of their hands.
"Oh! You want to become a . . ." Sirius and Remus automatically clapped their hands over her mouth to get her to be quiet.
"Shut up!!! No one's supposed to know!" Sirius growled angrily.
"Promise me, Meilin, that you won't tell anyone," Remus said urgently.
"Well . . ." she said, an evil smile on her lips.
"Promise us, Meilin." The boys said in unison.
"What's up over there?" Selena asked, attracting the other girls' attention.
"Nothing." Meilin called back. "We're having a nice chat!"
"Well . . . I will. But only on one condition," she said.
James could see where Shampoo got her evilness from.
"What?" Remus sighed.
"You have to let me become one too. And if you don't . . ." She didn't finish.
"If we don't . . .?" Peter asked.
"If you don't, I'll tell everyone." She grinned wickedly. "Well? Whaddya say?"
The boys stared at her in disbelief. They huddled together and, after a few minutes and a lot of arguing, finally made their decision.
"Meilin . . ." Peter said, prolonging the moment to make her mad,
" . . .you're in." Remus finished.
"YES!!!" she screamed, causing everyone to stare at her. "Heh heh, sorry," she apologized, turning red. The boys laughed at her rather amusing spirit.
"You can't tell anyone," Sirius warned. "Or you get sudden death," he joked.
"Oh, I'm so scared." She laughed. "It's so quiet in here. We need some music," she decided.
"This should be amusing," Peter whispered. Shampoo glared at him from the floor. Meilin dug through her bag and pulled out a flute-like instrument.
"What's that?" James frowned. It wasn't like any flute he had ever seen.
"It's a dreamer's pipe," she replied, digging for something else.
"What's a dreamer's pipe?" Peter asked. Remus shot him a look of disbelief.
"Well, let's put it this way. It's like a muggle flute, but if you play a certain tune you can make other people fall asleep." She found what she was looking for and pulled it out. Her black odangos (Author's Note: Sailor Moon hair, if that helps any!!) fell onto her shoulders, making her automatically brush them back. She stuffed something in her robes and picked up the pipe. She started playing a low keyed song, letting each note ring in the air. After the song was over about five minutes later, everyone clapped, Remus being the loudest. The carriage slowed and stopped and everyone climbed out.
"See you at dinner!" Meilin called over her shoulder as she walked off with her friends. Peter didn't look to happy about letting her become an animagi with them, and he truly showed it.
"Isn't she that exchange student from the first year we were here?" James asked, suddenly recognizing the fact that he had seen her name somewhere else.
"Yes, I think she is. Judging by the kimono she was wearing before we got into the carriage, I would guess she is from Japan," Remus responded, heaving his bag over his shoulder. They were walking toward the Gryffindor dorms when they saw Meilin's friend, Selena, talking quietly to Lucius Malfoy. She looked love struck, but slowly her expression changed into a look of sheer terror.
"How could you?!" she demanded, stamping her foot.
"Easy." Malfoy's greasy smile made Sirius sick.
"I'll be there in a minute," he called to his friends, going over to see what the two Slytherins were talking about. He hid behind a statue so they wouldn't see him, while he could hear every word they were saying.
"You dirty rat!" Selena snarled. And with that she stomped off, her curly red pigtails bouncing. Sirius waited to see what Malfoy would say, but he didn't say anything. He stalked off after her and Sirius went to join his friends.
"I wonder what that was about," he said to himself, rather happy that someone had made Malfoy angry. He deserved it. Sirius entered his dorm and threw his stuff onto the bed. Remus had already unpacked and was lying on his bed reading a book, James was rummaging through his trunk, and Peter was eating some chocolate frogs.
"You pig!" James said when he saw Peter. "We're going to eat in a minute!"
"I can't help it. I'm hungry!" Peter whined. "And a minute is too long." Remus snorted and Sirius laughed as the two kept bickering. They had the dorm to themselves. There was no one else in their dorm; the other Gryffindor boys in their year had another dorm, since there were so many of them. There were more sixth year girls than boys for some reason, and there always had been.
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Shampoo meowed impatiently as she waited for Meilin to get up the stairs to the Ravenclaw common room.
"Stop fussing, Shampoo," Meilin said, resting for a minute. "After all, I have to carry your trunk up these stupid stairs anyway. Why couldn't I have been a Gryffindor? Or a Hufflepuff? They don't have so many stupid stairs!" she complained, standing up and dragging the two heavy trunks up the stairs behind her.
"If these weren't so heavy . . ." She trailed off, lost in her thoughts.
"Stop complaining and c'mon!" Shampoo meowed, anxious to get to their dorm.
"Oh yes. I suppose you're right." She sighed and managed to get the trunk up the stairs. She opened the door to her dorm and was greeted by the normal crowd of girls.
Shampoo transformed and jumped on her bed, a look of pure pleasure on her face.
"Hey Meilin! Up for a kareoke competition tonight? I'm gonna kick your butt!" Her friend Stephanie called out.
"Okay," she responded, trying to make her way through the crowd of girls at the door.
"Meilin!" Missy, her long-time dorm mate, pushed through the crowd. "I've got loads of gossip I need to tell you!"
"You're starting to sound more and more like Selena every day!" Meilin laughed.
"Hey," Meilin yelled to her friend Rachel. "Could you get me something to drink? I'm dying of thirst!"
Meilin collapsed on her bed and sighed. The twins, Angel and Misty, came over and sat on the corner of her bed.
"Up for a game later?" they asked. She nodded and then laughed again.
"I just got through the door and you're already attacking me!" she exclaimed. Shampoo
snorted.
"Of course. They had to live without you all summer. You think you would get anything
different?"
Meilin ignored Shampoo and looked around. "Guys! We haven't even been here a day and our dorm is already a pigsty!" She sighed and plopped down on her favorite inflatable chair, a blue sparkly one with star confetti inside it. Before she knew it she had fallen asleep.
"Get up!! C'mon, we're gonna miss dinner!" Shampoo said, shaking her.
"Oh, um, yeah! Okay!" She got up and followed Shampoo to the Ravenclaw table in the Great Hall.
AUTHOR'S NOTE: Okay people, this is (as you can tell) about the Marauders. This takes place in their sixth and seventh years. There is a traitor in the midst of the Marauders, but who is it? This will take some abrupt turns later on, and the traitor isn't who you would expect. It will get better later, I promise!!! This is my first attempt at writing a Harry Potter fanfic, so cut me some slack. I am more well known for my Tenchi Muyo fanfics . . . Anyway, this is a four part story, so please enjoy!!!
A Fifth Marauder
By: PurpleSailorSaturn7
Part 1: The Marauders
Chapter 1: Sirius is A Girl Magnet???
"C'mon guys!" James Potter called to his friends as they raced to meet the Hogwarts Express.
"I can't run!" Peter Pettigrew panted, stopping to take a break.
"Hurry or we're going to miss the train!" Remus Lupin called to him.
"Beat ya all there!" Sirius Black yelled to them. He was standing in the train door, looking back at his friends. They arrived a few seconds later, panting and trying to catch their breath. They walked to an empty compartment in the back of the train and plopped down.
"I can't believe we almost missed the train!" Remus panted. He pulled out a magazine and began reading intently.
"And we have who to thank for . . ." Sirius joked, but then stopped short. Something had caught his eye. In the compartment in front of them a group of girls sat talking and laughing. He was particularly interested in one of them, a dark-haired girl who was wearing a pair of shorts and a cerulean blue spaghetti strap shirt. Her hair was pulled into a foreign style; he had surely never seen it before. He finally realized that James was waving a hand in front of his face.
"What's up?" James asked. "You went point blank all of a sudden." He paused and followed Sirius's gaze. "Oh, I see." Before he could finish the girl turned around and stared at him.
"Hmm? Oh, umm . . . Why are you staring at me like that?" she asked, turning around in her seat. Peter and James smirked when they saw the look on Sirius's face when the girl talked to him. Remus tried to suppress giggles.
"Hello?" she asked again, a look of worry on her face. "Hey, are you okay?"
"Excuse him, Miss." Remus said to her quietly. "I think he's in awe of you."
"I am not!" Sirius roared, turning around to smack Remus, who had backed away.
"I am honored." The girl bowed slightly. "My name is Meilin," she said politely.
"I'm James, and these are Sirius, Remus, and Peter," James explained.
"Are you a Gryffindor?" Peter asked. Meilin looked surprised.
"No, but my friend here is. I am a Ravenclaw," she said, gesturing toward her best friend Lily. "Shall I see you guys around?" She smiled and left, the same way she had come in.
"Sirius, you can wake up now. She's gone," Peter said, prodding him in the side with a
quill.
"I think Sirius has a case of puppy love," James teased. Sirius punched him in the shoulder.
"Knock it off! I don't like her. I've just . . . umm . . . never seen her around before." Sirius said quickly.
"Whoo whoo!!" Peter whooped, getting an evil glare from Sirius.
"Would you shut up already?" a rather grumpy voice growled. They turned to see who it was, but surprisingly found no one there.
"Hey, I'm down here!" the voice yelled from below. They turned to see a small black cat staring at them from the floor. Its rather large eyes were fixed amusingly on Remus.
"You've got to be kidding," Peter grumbled, picking the cat up by the scruff of its neck. It hissed and scratched him across the face, making him throw it in the air. It landed on Remus's lap.
"What? You've never seen a guardian animagus before?" it meowed angrily, glaring at
Peter. "I guess you have not. Okay." She jumped off of Remus's lap onto the floor, and in a poof of blue smoke, turned into a rather pretty young girl. She had light sky blue hair with two pale pink streaks in the front. She looked about their age and friendly enough, except for the angry look on her face.
Who are you?" she asked testily. James introduced her to everyone and she decided to join them in their compartment.
"I'm Shampoo," she said, still eying Peter.
"Isn't that a hair care product?" Remus asked while Sirius and Peter tried to keep from laughing.
"Maybe to stupid English people," she retorted. "No offense to most of you." She scowled. "It's Chinese. Like me."
"You said you were a guardian, didn't you? Guardian of what?" James asked, interested.
"I am my master's guardian. Wherever my master goes, I have to come along and defend her when necessary."
"Who's your master?" Remus asked, amused. Shampoo ignored him, appearing rather interested in something she had pulled out of her bag. Sirius didn't seem to be paying any attention. He was lost in his thoughts about how to get Meilin to pay attention to him.
"Shampoo?" he asked, an idea popping into his head.
"Yes?" She looked up from her magazine, her green eyes focusing on him, taking in his every feature.
Making sure the rest of the guys were busy (and they were, as they were involved in a food fight with Bertie Bott's Every Flavor Beans) he leaned over to whisper in her ear. "Do you know Meilin . . . uhh . . ." he faltered.
"Serene. Meilin Serene. Yup, I know her. She is a sixth year Ravenclaw. Well anyway,
yes, I know her."
"Well . . . I umm . . ." Sirius blushed, and Shampoo caught on quickly.
"Oh, I see . . . You like her, you love her, you've never felt like this before and you'll do anything for her, but most of all . . . Ahh!" Shampoo got knocked over by another sixth year girl.
"Sorry Shampoo," she apologized. "I guess I better watch . . . Oh!" She saw Sirius and the rest of the guys and an evil smirk crossed her face. "I get it! Meilin's little kitty-witty has a crushy-wushy on some guys! How cute!" The red-haired girl giggled slightly. Remus, James, and Peter all looked up. They gave Sirius a confused look which he shrugged off.
"Shut up, Selena," Shampoo grumbled, clearly not enjoying the attention.
"You're lucky." Selena bent down, so her face was level with Sirius's. "Shampoo never
likes anyone." She winked at him and stood up.
"Oh, Selena!" Shampoo yelled at her. "No offense, Sirius," she said when Selena had left, "but you're not the kind of guy I like. As a matter of fact my crush ever since Meilin's first year is right in this compartment . . ." She couldn't stop herself before it was too late.
"Is it Peter?" James asked, a childlike tone in his voice. Shampoo didn't answer, but kept looking at him steadily.
"Me?" he asked. She shook her head slightly. James turned around and a wide grin came across his face.
"Remus?" he asked, with an evil note to his voice.
Shampoo blushed and ran after Selena. All the guys burst out laughing except for Remus himself, who took their laughter as a personal insult.
"What's wrong with her liking me?" he asked, his brow creasing in anger.
"Well, you aren't exactly a girl magnet." Sirius couldn't help himself.
"And you are?" he shot back.
"Well, at least she's another animagi," Peter pointed out.
"Yeah, and what help is that?" Remus asked, still quite annoyed.
"She can keep you company," Peter replied.
"Shut up," James said, poking Peter with his finger. "She doesn't seem to like people, does she?"
"She's from another country. Think you'd like other people making fun of your name?" Remus sighed.
"No, but even before then she didn't seem too nice," he pointed out.
"She was thrown halfway across the compartment! Would you be too friendly if you just
took a surprise flight?" he asked.
"Well . . . no." James's attention was caught by the lady pushing the food cart. He dug out his money and paid for some junk food. Before he knew it, he was getting off the Hogwarts
Express and climbing into a carriage to be taken to the Hogwarts feast and to watch all of the first years get sorted into their houses. He climbed into one of the carriages and was greeted by a dark but familiar voice and the screams of several girls. Apparently they were telling ghost stories.
"What's wrong?" he asked, his heart pounding.
One girl stood up and muttered something. "Fancy meeting you here," Shampoo greeted him. The girls behind her brightened the lights and joined Shampoo.
"Hey Sirius, Remus, Peter, c'mere!" James called to his friends, who were unloading their luggage from the train.
"What?" Remus asked.
"Look who we're sharing a carriage with." James moved out of the way to show them who was behind him.
"Hello," Shampoo said, her green eyes flickering evilly.
"Oh, um, I hope this isn't a problem," Meilin fumbled.
"Interesting. Very." Selena chirped.
The other girl with them didn't say anything, but just stood silently next to Meilin. The girls all went back to their seats except Shampoo, who stood at the door grinning.
"Care to join us?" she asked. James suddenly thought that her grin looked like it belonged to a Slytherin. She backed away for the boys to heave their stuff in. They reluctantly climbed in and took their seats, four pairs of eyes watching them intently. The boys crowded around a book about Animagi, making sure that the girls were intent on something else. Meilin and a Gryffindor girl were talking in the corner, Selena was busy painting her nails, and Shampoo was, well, being Shampoo. She was back in her cat form and was playing with a yarn ball on the floor. Speaking quietly among themselves, the boys pulled the book out of view.
"So what do we need for the potion?" Remus asked, producing a piece of parchment from his bag.
"We need--" James was cut off by a young female voice.
"Whatcha doin'?" Meilin asked, her blue eyes filled with curiosity.
"Nothing. Now go away," Sirius hissed at her.
"Okay," she said meekly. She turned and started to walk away. But suddenly she whirled around and grabbed the book out of their hands.
"Oh! You want to become a . . ." Sirius and Remus automatically clapped their hands over her mouth to get her to be quiet.
"Shut up!!! No one's supposed to know!" Sirius growled angrily.
"Promise me, Meilin, that you won't tell anyone," Remus said urgently.
"Well . . ." she said, an evil smile on her lips.
"Promise us, Meilin." The boys said in unison.
"What's up over there?" Selena asked, attracting the other girls' attention.
"Nothing." Meilin called back. "We're having a nice chat!"
"Well . . . I will. But only on one condition," she said.
James could see where Shampoo got her evilness from.
"What?" Remus sighed.
"You have to let me become one too. And if you don't . . ." She didn't finish.
"If we don't . . .?" Peter asked.
"If you don't, I'll tell everyone." She grinned wickedly. "Well? Whaddya say?"
The boys stared at her in disbelief. They huddled together and, after a few minutes and a lot of arguing, finally made their decision.
"Meilin . . ." Peter said, prolonging the moment to make her mad,
" . . .you're in." Remus finished.
"YES!!!" she screamed, causing everyone to stare at her. "Heh heh, sorry," she apologized, turning red. The boys laughed at her rather amusing spirit.
"You can't tell anyone," Sirius warned. "Or you get sudden death," he joked.
"Oh, I'm so scared." She laughed. "It's so quiet in here. We need some music," she decided.
"This should be amusing," Peter whispered. Shampoo glared at him from the floor. Meilin dug through her bag and pulled out a flute-like instrument.
"What's that?" James frowned. It wasn't like any flute he had ever seen.
"It's a dreamer's pipe," she replied, digging for something else.
"What's a dreamer's pipe?" Peter asked. Remus shot him a look of disbelief.
"Well, let's put it this way. It's like a muggle flute, but if you play a certain tune you can make other people fall asleep." She found what she was looking for and pulled it out. Her black odangos (Author's Note: Sailor Moon hair, if that helps any!!) fell onto her shoulders, making her automatically brush them back. She stuffed something in her robes and picked up the pipe. She started playing a low keyed song, letting each note ring in the air. After the song was over about five minutes later, everyone clapped, Remus being the loudest. The carriage slowed and stopped and everyone climbed out.
"See you at dinner!" Meilin called over her shoulder as she walked off with her friends. Peter didn't look to happy about letting her become an animagi with them, and he truly showed it.
"Isn't she that exchange student from the first year we were here?" James asked, suddenly recognizing the fact that he had seen her name somewhere else.
"Yes, I think she is. Judging by the kimono she was wearing before we got into the carriage, I would guess she is from Japan," Remus responded, heaving his bag over his shoulder. They were walking toward the Gryffindor dorms when they saw Meilin's friend, Selena, talking quietly to Lucius Malfoy. She looked love struck, but slowly her expression changed into a look of sheer terror.
"How could you?!" she demanded, stamping her foot.
"Easy." Malfoy's greasy smile made Sirius sick.
"I'll be there in a minute," he called to his friends, going over to see what the two Slytherins were talking about. He hid behind a statue so they wouldn't see him, while he could hear every word they were saying.
"You dirty rat!" Selena snarled. And with that she stomped off, her curly red pigtails bouncing. Sirius waited to see what Malfoy would say, but he didn't say anything. He stalked off after her and Sirius went to join his friends.
"I wonder what that was about," he said to himself, rather happy that someone had made Malfoy angry. He deserved it. Sirius entered his dorm and threw his stuff onto the bed. Remus had already unpacked and was lying on his bed reading a book, James was rummaging through his trunk, and Peter was eating some chocolate frogs.
"You pig!" James said when he saw Peter. "We're going to eat in a minute!"
"I can't help it. I'm hungry!" Peter whined. "And a minute is too long." Remus snorted and Sirius laughed as the two kept bickering. They had the dorm to themselves. There was no one else in their dorm; the other Gryffindor boys in their year had another dorm, since there were so many of them. There were more sixth year girls than boys for some reason, and there always had been.
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Shampoo meowed impatiently as she waited for Meilin to get up the stairs to the Ravenclaw common room.
"Stop fussing, Shampoo," Meilin said, resting for a minute. "After all, I have to carry your trunk up these stupid stairs anyway. Why couldn't I have been a Gryffindor? Or a Hufflepuff? They don't have so many stupid stairs!" she complained, standing up and dragging the two heavy trunks up the stairs behind her.
"If these weren't so heavy . . ." She trailed off, lost in her thoughts.
"Stop complaining and c'mon!" Shampoo meowed, anxious to get to their dorm.
"Oh yes. I suppose you're right." She sighed and managed to get the trunk up the stairs. She opened the door to her dorm and was greeted by the normal crowd of girls.
Shampoo transformed and jumped on her bed, a look of pure pleasure on her face.
"Hey Meilin! Up for a kareoke competition tonight? I'm gonna kick your butt!" Her friend Stephanie called out.
"Okay," she responded, trying to make her way through the crowd of girls at the door.
"Meilin!" Missy, her long-time dorm mate, pushed through the crowd. "I've got loads of gossip I need to tell you!"
"You're starting to sound more and more like Selena every day!" Meilin laughed.
"Hey," Meilin yelled to her friend Rachel. "Could you get me something to drink? I'm dying of thirst!"
Meilin collapsed on her bed and sighed. The twins, Angel and Misty, came over and sat on the corner of her bed.
"Up for a game later?" they asked. She nodded and then laughed again.
"I just got through the door and you're already attacking me!" she exclaimed. Shampoo
snorted.
"Of course. They had to live without you all summer. You think you would get anything
different?"
Meilin ignored Shampoo and looked around. "Guys! We haven't even been here a day and our dorm is already a pigsty!" She sighed and plopped down on her favorite inflatable chair, a blue sparkly one with star confetti inside it. Before she knew it she had fallen asleep.
"Get up!! C'mon, we're gonna miss dinner!" Shampoo said, shaking her.
"Oh, um, yeah! Okay!" She got up and followed Shampoo to the Ravenclaw table in the Great Hall.