'Lily, I shrunk the Marauders.'
Chapter one: Finding out.
Disclaimer: We do not own anything Harry Potter, if we did, that would make us J.K Rowling, and since we're not her, we don't own Harry Potter.
A young red headed 6th year girl was working alone on her potions, in the deserted classroom, when she heard a strange bustling commotion behind her. She turned around, unsure of what she was going to find, would it be the Marauders trying to scare her again? When the person actually walked through the door, she was surprised to see Severus Snape, a good friend of hers, walking in with a big brown box, which was making strange noises.
Lily gave Severus a strange look and said "Severus, whatever is in that box better not be small, playful and barking. I told you I didn't want any puppies!"
Before Severus could reply to her, she heard a strange yet familiar voice say "Puppies? Can you believe that, she thinks we are puppies! Do we look like puppies?"
"Erh, Severus, what was that?" she asked in confusion, staring at the box.
"Well, erh, you see Lily, I was on my way to deliver the shrinking potion you asked for, when guess who I ran into[by this time Lily already had an idea. Potter, Black, Lupin and Pettigrew. One of them decided it would be funny to trip me, and I lost grip of the potion, and the next thing I knew the potion was everywhere, and the Marauders were NO where to be found, or so I thought." Severus explained
"But, really you shrank them?" she stated more of a rhetorical question than not.
"Yes, well no, they bloody shrank themselves! And I wasn't sure what to do, and since I was already on my way top see you I thought you could help?" Severus asked with a small please help me expression on his face.
Lily gave him an odd look and perred into the brown box, seeing four disgruntled young men, glaring back up at them. James saw Lily and his expression quickly changed to a smirk.
"Hello there, this my dear licorice wand Lily, is the only, and I repeat only time you will be able to call me small."
Remus, Sirius and Peter fell to the bottom of the box in a fit of laughter at his last remark.
She gave him an 'as if, only in your dreams look' and smirked while picking him up by the shoulders and saying really loudly "Well if it isn't the one and only, the dashingly good looking James Potter himself, and oh so small!"
He glared at her, but then realized what she had said and smirked. "So, you think I am dashingly good looking?, I knew it Sugar Quill!" He shot back at her tauntingly.
Lily looking extremely annoyed yet, humored shook her head at James and dropped him in the box. "Oh, yes 'Sugar Quill'" she replied smirking while quoting him.
"So what do we do now?" Severus ask Lily.
"Well lets take it to Dumbledore and see, of course." Lily stated.
Before they walked out of the deserted classroom, Lily looked into the box and whispered "Don't make a sound, or move at all. Pretend you are Ken Barbie dolls, until we get to Dumbledores office!"
They all had mumbled and complained about it, until finally they agreed to do it. Severus and Lily made their way to the headmasters office, and said "Cherry Bombs" to get in.
"Hello Lily, Severus, what brings you two to my office today?" Dumbledore asked with a twinkle in his eye, "and whats in the box?"
The two of them jumped into the story of what happened and Dumbledore patiently listened. When they were done, Dumledore looked at them both, and in a serious tone said "One of you is going to have to take care of the four of them until they are back to normal size, meaning they will have to sleep in the same dorm as you, and you will have to take them to all their classes so they don't fall behind in their studies. NO on else is to know about this. I will inform the professors, and spread the word that all four are in the infirmary with no visitation privileges. Which of you would like to do take care of them?"
Lily and Snape looked at each other and before Lily could say anything Severus said "Not I, its against the rules to be in a different house."
Lily shot Severus a s dirty look, how dare he try to put them on her hands? "Yeah, well it is against the rules for boys to be in the girls dormitory to!" She shot at both of them.
"Well, you both make very good points, and both rules could be bent a bit, but I think it would be best, and easier for you, Lily, to take care of them." She shook her head and mouthed no to him. "I mean you are in the same house as them, and have the same classes as them so it would just be easier!" Dumbledore said
"Fiiiinnnneeee." Lily mumbled, with a very unhappy look upon her face. "What about their clothes and them taking showers and stuff?"
Dumbledore thought for a second, then looked at her and replied "Shrink their clothes, and let them bathe in the sinks."
"Erh, okay then sir." Lily replied, with a look of disgust upon her face.
Sirius looked up and said, "Aww, don't look so disgusted 'licorice wand Lily'."
"Behave for Lily boys, and you are all dismissed." Dumbledore said smirking at the six of them.
"Hey why wouldn't we behave and follow the rules?" Sirius asked.
Ignoring Sirius, Lily and Severus walked out of the Headmasters office and into the stairs with the box in their hands. Lily turned and looked at Severus and glared, "Why'd you go and do that?" she asked.
Severus turned and looked at her with a look like 'are you stupid, or is stupid written on my forehead' and said "Lily, I shrunk the Marauders!" in a duh tone.
Closing remarks: That's the end of chapter one, I hope you all like it. My sister and I came up with this cute idea and decided to go with it. Tell us what you think, so we know if we should add more or stop while we are ahead. More to come soon! - C & K.
