Fandom: Harry Potter Marauders Era
Characters: Sirius & Regulus Black, Severus Snape, Lily Evans, Professor Slughorn, James Potter, Peter Pettigrew, Remus Lupin.
Pairing: Severus/Regulus, implied Sirius/Remus
Genre: Humour, Romance
Rating: T (May become M in the future)
Warnings: Evil prank playing, implied sexual activity, yaoi
Disclaimer: Harry Potter does not belong to me, sadly.
Summary: The Marauders are back for their sixth year at Hogwarts but all is not well this year. Still up for their moonlight strolls with their favourite werewolf the Marauders must deal with their NEWTs, a new foe that has it in for them and somebody who seems a little more interested in them than before. Things are changing within the comfortable walls they had built for themselves with their friendship, will they manage to keep their bonds strong.
"If you had told me I'd have been squatting in a cubicle of a toilet with three other guys I'd have said you were loopy." Remus sighed, clutching his schoolbag to his chest.
"Ssh Moony, he should be here soon. Besides, you're the loopy one." Sirius whispered jokingly in reply, squinting at the paper in his hand. It was a Hogwarts timetable for a certain Slytherin student, one Severus Snape. James, in all his loathing for Snape and prowess for pranks, had decided that Severus should start the year off 'explosively'. This had led to the stealing of Snape's timetable and was why James, Sirius, Remus and Peter were all squeezed into one cubicle.
"How do you know he'll even come?" Peter asked.
"Inside information." James replied, tapping his nose.
"Basically James has been watching Snape go to the bathroom." Sirius laughed. James cuffed his best friend around the head but he was smiling as he did so, so it wasn't serious.
"So you're positive we're not wasting our time?" Remus asked.
"We all have a free period now anyway." Sirius yawned and fought to turn around in the cubicle so he was facing his brown haired friend. Remus felt himself blush at their closeness, but forced himself to meet Sirius' gaze.
"That's my point Padfoot, we need to spend this time working and-." Whatever Remus wanted to say to chastise his friends was muffled by Sirius' hand as the door creaked open and somebody entered. Each of the Marauders fell as quiet and as still as they could, straining their ears.
"I don't know, it sounds too dangerous for mere revenge." That was definitely Snape's voice and James grinned gleefully, assuming the black haired boy was talking to himself. As he was raising his wand to cast the spell somebody replied to his words.
"Do you think Potter and his friends think of the danger of their pranks before they play them, Severus?" Sirius' eyes widened and he grabbed James' arm to stay his wand hand, shaking his head.
"What?" James mouthed in annoyance.
"That's Regulus' voice!" Sirius mouthed urgently back.
"So?" James asked quietly. Sirius rolled his eyes and made to answer, despite the fact that he wasn't facing James so he might have to talk louder than necessary, but it was Peter who replied.
"Regulus Black can cast some spells even seventh years here couldn't hope to ever perform. Even some Aurors would have trouble with some of the spells he can perform."
"Exactly." Sirius agreed in a whisper, "If you curse Snape right now they'll both know that somebody is in here with them, they'll find us and Reg will want revenge."
"From the sounds of it he already does." Remus interjected before James could reply.
"If you're quiet we might be able to figure out what for." The two black-haired Marauders fell silent and they all listened, waiting with bated breath for either Snape or Regulus to continue their conversation.
"Of course they don't, they're too arrogant for that." Snape finally said bitterly as the Marauder's listened on, "But what you're suggesting…"
"Scared Severus?" Regulus asked, "Remember it was Potter and his friends that cost you the relationship you held dear with Lily Evans. Surely just that on its own is enough to warrant revenge?" Snape turned from Regulus to the mirrors and clenched his fists on the sinks.
"It was my fault…I used such a word." He admitted but Regulus found reason for laughter.
"After Potter and his friends pushed you and pushed you. Lily doesn't understand that. Sure she knows that they bully you, they have bullied you since your first year here but she doesn't understand the pressure that puts on you, how that makes you feel. I understand and I can help you." Snape turned to the younger Black and surveyed him while he was speaking. It was almost like looking at a mirror image of Sirius Black, but younger and with shorter hair and beautifully defined cheekbones set in alabaster skin. When Regulus was done Snape blinked and looked away from Regulus' haunting grey eyes.
"If they were doing this to you what would you do Regulus?" He asked. Regulus turned to the mirrors as well and reached a hand out to his reflection slowly.
"Worse that what I'm suggesting to you. I'd create a spell just for revenge, one that only I knew the anti-curse to and make sure that it was a spell that would leave permanent and visible scars." He snapped coldly. Snape felt the corner of his mouth twitch when Regulus spoke but he held down the smile. The younger Slytherin's words had given him an idea, a dangerous idea.
"Maybe we should go somewhere private to plan this?" He suggested. Silence met the Marauder's ears after that, followed by footsteps and the door closing. James immediately opened the cubicle and they fell from it, collapsing in a heap on the floor with James the only one on his feet.
"What the hell was that?" He asked incredulously.
"Sounds like Regulus has teamed up with Snape and try and teach us a lesson, or more seriously to teach you a lesson Prongs." Peter said as Sirius helped him to his feet.
"Sirius your brother can be a real asshole." James snapped, patting down his robes.
"It's not my fault I didn't raise him." Sirius snapped in reply and Remus put himself between the two friends before they really started fighting, reaching out a hand to each of them to keep them apart.
"If Regulus really is plotting revenge, we need to be careful, especially you James." He said, pushing Sirius towards the door, along with Peter.
"It'd be nice to know what their little revenge scheme is." James mused as the four tramped back to Gryffindor tower.
"Well at least we know it isn't violent, Regulus himself said that that would be his own revenge if we were bullying him, which we aren't. So we've got reason to assume Reg or Snape are going to do something stupid." Sirius pointed out, collapsing into a chair in front of the fire.
"We may find out soon as well." Peter suggested as the other Marauder's settled themselves in armchairs as well.
"I wonder what Snivellus has promised Regulus for his help." James said after a while, running a hand through his hair. Sirius, who had been staring absently into the flames, looked up and shook his head.
"Regulus may believe in pureblood ways and be intrigued by you-know-who, he's too caring to charge for his…'services'."He disputed and James glanced at him. Sirius' grey eyes were reflecting the firelight in a disturbing way; it made him look empty and soulless, but full of anger at the same time.
"So you're telling me that he cares for Snivellus?" James asked. Sirius fixed him with a penetrating stare, though he was unsure if James was being serious or not.
"Yes that's what I just told you. Regulus is protective, caring and selfless." Sirius replied. Either way if James was faking or not, he had given a reply and any doubts Peter or Remus may have had would have been cleared.
"He's amazingly strong when it comes to magic." Peter chipped in and Sirius nodded.
"Yeah but is he strong enough to face all four of us?" James challenged.
"Who knows? But all I can tell you is that if you want to fight Regulus I am not fighting him with you, can you imagine the reaction my parents would have if they knew I'd raised a wand against my brother?" Sirius asked, throwing Snape's timetable down on the table in front of them and leaning back in his chair. James did the same, pretending in front of his friends that he was not fazed by what he had heard in the toilet.
Elsewhere in the castle Regulus was charming the door of his dormitory room so that nobody could enter unless he allowed them. Snape was sat on his bed, twirling his wand around in his fingers. His gaze strayed to where Regulus was working every now and then.
"So Severus do you want to know my idea?" Regulus asked when his charm was done. Snape nodded and took the hand Reg offered him.
"I think we should break up the Marauders from within, using the ultimate betrayal. I don't know if you've noticed Severus," Here Regulus paused to slip Snape's robes from his shoulders, followed quickly by his own, "But my brother has feelings, strong feelings for Remus Lupin."
"The way he's hanging over him like a love-sick school girl was a giveaway." Snape interrupted and Regulus smiled.
"Well yes if you say so. Now listen closely." The smaller, younger Slytherin slid his arms around Snape's shoulders and moved closer to him,
"We're going to charm Potter," Regulus whispered, his breath ghosting along Snape's neck, making the dark haired teen shiver.
"And Potter is going to forcefully come onto Lupin." Reg's lips were gently moving against Snape's skin as he talked and Snape slipped his arms around Regulus' waist.
"I'm sure my brother has told Potter of his feelings for Remus Lupin and Lupin will have definitely have told Potter he feels the same way. So, when James Potter forcefully comes onto Lupin and Sirius finds them…" Regulus had paused, his lips poised over Snape's, standing on a slight tiptoe to reach them.
"I can guess the rest." Snape whispered. Regulus smiled again and brought their lips gently together. Snape allowed Regulus to have a degree of control over the kiss, he knew when Reg was like this there could be no argument on who had control.
"Break their bonds from within, weaken them, and then take our complete our revenge." Regulus murmured happily into the kiss.
"Our? What did Potter and friends do to you?" Snape inquired, moving back a little to fix his faze on Reg.
"When they started messing with you they started messing with me as well. We're in this together, and we're going to end it together." The younger Black snapped, before hotly kissing Snape again. Sweet, Snape found himself thinking, but did not dwell on it, as Regulus' hands had moved to his waist and under his shirt.
"Is this a demonstration of what Potter will do to Lupin?" Snape teasingly asked and Regulus rolled his eyes.
"Do you want it to be forceful?" He inquired, causing Snape to quickly shake his head, "Then do not question me Severus." He continued and pushed Snape down onto the bed, straddling him before leaning down for another kiss.
"Black! Open the door Black!" A voice cried on the other side of the door and both Regulus and Black smiled.
"We know you're in there Black! Open the fucking door!" Another voice called.
"I'm sorry but Regulus Black is currently occupied with important things, please try again later." Regulus said and turned his attention back to Snape, despite the continued banging and shouting.
"Or leave a message after the tone." Snape added, slipping a hand onto Regulus' member, eliciting quite a loud moan from him. The boys outside feel silent, as did Regulus, before he pounced forward to tackle Snape, laughing.
"Let's resume the 'demonstration'." Regulus giggled and bent his head down to Snape's neck, kissing at the skin there, with his teeth grazing a little to leave a love-bit that would be viewed just above Snape's collar.
Snape, while Reg worked on his tender flesh, slid his hand under Regulus' shirt and very carefully opened the buttons to free his chest to the air. Regulus however sat back and sighed.
"What?" Snape asked.
"Our free period is almost over." Reg pointed out. Grimacing Snape lifted himself onto his elbows and traced the contours of Regulus' chest with his eyes.
"But we have some problems to sort out." He informed Regulus and shifted his hips up slightly to emphasise his point.
"We can always give each other a…helping hand." Regulus winked and pulled the curtains around his bed closed.
When Snape hurried down to the dungeons he was only just on time for Slughorn was letting the students into the classroom. James, Sirius, Remus and Peter all entered before him and Snape gladly took a seat at the back of the room.
"Welcome back for NEWT level potions everybody, it's very nice to see you all." Slughorn began, "Can anybody tell me the names of the potions I have set up before you?" There was a slight bustle amongst the students to move forward and look at them. It was Sirius' hand that hit the air first.
"Yes, Mr. Black." Slughorn beckoned him forward and Sirius stepped away from his friends to observe the potions more closely.
"That one, that's Veritaserum," he began, jabbing his finger at the first cauldron, "A colourless, odourless serum that is the strongest truth serum in the world to date."
"Very good." Slughorn smiled.
"That's Polyjuice Potion, it transforms the drinker into somebody else. An average dose lasts for an hour." Sirius nodded at the thick, bubbling potion next to the Veritaserum. Slughorn's smile only widened.
"And this is Amortentia, the most powerful love potion in the world. It's meant to smell differently depending on what a person finds attracting. I smell," Here Sirius paused before mumbling, "Chocolate and strawberries."
"Well done Mr. Black, right on all accounts. Now, for ten points to Gryffindor, can you tell me what this little one is?" Slughorn asked, holding up a tiny vial of golden liquid.
"I have no idea." Sirius shrugged, already heading back over to James, Remus and Peter again.
"Sirius! You just lost us ten points." James hissed.
"Do you know what it is?" Sirius asked quietly.
"No." James admitted.
"Then shut up." Sirius continued.
"That's Felix Felicis." Snape called out from where he stood, hidden behind the other members of the class.
"Very good Mr. Snape, this is Felix Felicis, also known as-."
"Liquid Luck." Snape interrupted and Slughorn nodded happily.
"Yes, one sip of this and you will find all your endeavours will succeed, until the effects wear off." Slughorn added, "This small vial here is what I will give to the one of you that brews an acceptable Draught of Living Death in the time that remains. You will find the recipe in your books on page 10. Off you go."
James dragged Sirius, Remus and Peter off to table nearer the back, "If we win that Felix Felicis we could find out what Snivellus and Regulus are planning." He hissed, flicking through his book to find the potion.
"You'd be better brewing Veritaserum," Sirius pointed out, already gathering his ingredients.
"Or just staying alert." Remus added. James caught the blush that scattered over Sirius' face and laughed quietly.
"It's not like they'll actually get a chance to conduct whatever they're planning anyway." James laughed. Peter opened his mouth to say something but was cut off by Sirius' Sopophorous bean flying across the table and hitting him in the head.
"Oops, sorry Peter, these things are-." Sirius was also interrupted by Remus' attempt at cutting into the bean. Rubbing the spot where he had been hit Sirius glanced over to where Snape was scribbling notes on his copy of Advanced Potion-Making.
"Is he defiling the book?" James asked as he smacked his hand down over the bean to stop it from escaping.
"It looks like he's modifying the recipe." Remus concluded, having followed Sirius' gaze. Sirius shrugged and leant forward to try and cut the bean again.
Snape noticed the four Gryffindor's staring at him but made himself ignore them. He had discovered a way to extract the juices from his Sopophorous bean accidently, and was adding a note of what he had done for future reference. His mind was still wandering and focusing on Regulus, the slenderness of his fingers, the gentleness of his touch. It was that that had made him crush his bean while absently attempting to cut it. If I can brew a perfect potion and gain the bottle of Felix Felicis then Regulus and I will have more chance of getting back at Potter and his friends, Snape considered as he stirred the potion lazily, adding a few differences for luck. It seemed to work wonders for his potion though as at the halfway stage it was the right shade of lilac.
Peter had, in despair of trying to cut the Sopophorous bean, began to hack at his bean before throwing his knife down and punching the table in protest. A faint cracking noise distracted the Marauders from their futile efforts and when Peter lifted his hands he had a crushed Sopophorous bean beneath them. His eyes flicked up to the other Marauders and blinked.
"Quickly Peter the juices!" Sirius cried and Peter caught up the bean and let the juice drip into his potion.
"Well done Wormtail." James congratulated their friend.
"So you have to crush it?" Remus inquired.
"Looks like it." Sirius ran a hand through his hair then turned back to his bean.
"Hey James if you win the Liquid Luck you might actually have a chance with Evans." He mentioned as each of the Marauders finally moved onto the next stage of the potion making.
"You think?" James asked, his head shooting up and nearly upsetting his cauldron.
"'All your endeavours will succeed,' that's what Slughorn himself said." Sirius continued. James face lit up and his attention went into nothing but his potion. Sirius swapped an amused look with Remus before eying Snape again/ the Slytherin boy was scribbling in his copy of Advanced Potion-Making again. Sirius shrugged and turned his attention to his Draught of Living Death.
Slughorn finally called an end to the lesson and slowly went round each table, looking into every cauldron. As he did not stop at any of the cauldrons he obviously was not impressed by any that he saw. He lingered at the Marauder's table, his eyes alighting on what they had concocted, making James' eyes light up in hope. Slughorn however passed their table, coming to the one where Snape sat, alone and still scribbling in his textbook. Slughorn peeped inside his cauldron and gasped loudly.
"Well, well, well Mr. Snape has done it, this is," Slughorn exclaimed as he dropped a leaf into Snape's cauldron and watched as the potion destroyed it, "A perfect Draught of Living Death. Here you are Mr. Snape, one vial of Felix Felicis as promised." The potions master handed it over to Snape and the rest of the class applauded him, except the Marauders.
"My chances with Lily." James exclaimed as everyone made to pack up their belongings and leave for their next class.
"Don't worry about it Prongs, you'll just have to use your natural charms." Remus reassured his friend but his remark made Sirius snort in laughter.
"What?" James asked.
"It's just that there is something wrong with what Moony said." Sirius laughed.
"And what's that?" Remus and James asked together.
"Evan's hates James' natural charms." Sirius replied matter-of-factly and James dropped his head back onto the desk in defeat.
Snape had hurried from the room as soon as Slughorn had said they were dismissed and missed the Marauder's exchange about Lily, rushing off to his next lesson and hoping that the day would soon be over so he could talk to Regulus about what he had won. However, when lunch rolled around and soon after that tea as well Snape did not see Regulus at the Slytherin table, he did not see Regulus in the hall at all. After having retired to the Slytherin common room in hopes of finding him there Snape had begun work on an essay that had been set in Defence Against the Dark Arts, messing every so often with the vial in the pocket of his robes. Midnight rolled around and Snape was now sure that all his roommates were asleep now in the room they shared. Disappointed that he had not seen Regulus to tell him what he had found Snape made his way up the stairs and slid over to his bed.
"You're late." A voice whispered and Snape realised that Reg was curled on his bed, a book cradled in one arm as he waited for Snape.
"I didn't know you were going to be here." Snape murmured in reply, slipping into his pyjamas and closing the curtains of his bed tightly.
"Evidently." Reg muttered as he scooted over to allow Snape into his bed.
"I have something that might help us get to Potter." Snape finally managed to say.
"Oh really? What is it Severus?" Regulus asked, intrigued, leaning his head on Snape's chest.
"Felix Felicis." He whispered. Regulus' face first showed confusion, then realisation and then, to Snape's surprise, annoyance.
"Do you think I need help to take our revenge?" Regulus hissed.
"No, I think you could do it all alone but I thought it would be nice to feel lucky." Snape explained quickly. It took a moment before Regulus smiled and snuggled against Snape.
"You're quite considerate Severus." He murmured as his eyes slid closed. Snape smiled.
"I try my best." He muttered in reply.
"This will be…the prank to remember." Regulus declared sleepily and it wasn't long before he and Snape were both blissfully dreaming.
After having gone on a Harry Potter film Marathon and seen The Deathly Hallows Part 2 I have a strange obsession with the Marauders and so as such I decided to write a fanfic about them.
A few things to note; I assumed that Slughorn's first NEWT potion lesson would usually be the same, which is why this one is extremely similar to the one that happens in the HBP.
Also, I have chosen specific lessons for the Marauders and other characters to attend to help the story along, as it is never stated specifically which lessons they attended while at Hogwarts.
So rate and review please ^^