Chapter 1 version #1 PG 9
Reunions, Train Rides, fall's, and Angry ProfessorsWe begin our tale of the Marauders' 5th year at Hogwarts, On September 1st, at Kings Cross Station more precisely, platform 9 ¾ .
"Come on, James we have to go find Remus and Peter" said Sirius. Mrs. Potter was currently crushing James in a hug.
"Mum I really need to go now," said James.
"I know, I know," said Mrs. Potter. "It s just, its your 5th year, and you have O.W.L.S. it's just such a big year that I'm sure you shall forget all about your dear old Mum and not write me!" As Mrs. Potter had regained her self-composure she let James go, and he moved away from her quickly.
"OK, now you two, I expect better behavior this year from the both of you" she said looking at the two mischievous looking boys in front of her.
"Yes Mum we promise" was James reply, "May we go know?"
"Yes, and I hope the two of you have a good year."
With that she hugged the two boys. And watched their retreating backs, disappear into the crowd, running toward the train.
"Be good she thought to herself, wait get a grip Connie, if I don't get a letter from Dumbledore on the second day I'll worry."
"Sirius, Move we've got to find an empty compartment!" James yelled.
" I'm moving I'm moving! Why don't I go find an empty compartment and you go find Evans" Sirius responded.
"Thank you for seeing it my way mate!" and with that James was off running down the train.
Sirius came to the last compartment on the train and found Remus his face completely hidden behind his book. He turned to look around to make sure no one was watching. As he assumed his Animagus form a big black dog. He pounced on Remus and started licking him to death.
"Ahhhhh!! Why do you always have to scare me like that, Padfoot and for Merlin's sake will you stop liking my face?!" Remus yelled as he pushed the big dog off of him and returned to his book. The dog form of Sirius went over to the compartment door and stuck out his head. He saw James and Peter coming his way; so he went over to the seats and hid. But kept his face out long enough to give Moony a pleading Look, that clearly said "please let me have this one moment of fun in my otherwise miserable life."
"Ok, ok I'll play along" Remus said and the dog Sirius completely disappeared from view. James and Peter came bursting threw the compartment door.
"Merlin, how could she do this to me! Again! I practice all summer and she takes one look at me and says NO." James said very frustrated as he sat down.
"Good to see you to Prongs, and why yes, I did have a good summer thanks for asking," was Moonys response. "Hey WormTail did you have a good summer? Got that rash all cleared up?"
"Yeah, I did, and I learned how to multiply food, so if we want to do some more food based pranks, were good." Peter's replied. "Hey where is Padfoot?"
"I don't Know, I'm not his babysitter. If I had to wager a guess though I would probley say chasing after some poor unsuspecting 3rd year girls." Moony said, sounding incredibly bored.
Then suddenly a massive dog burst out from under the seat and jumped on Peter and James.
"AHHHH!" the two boys screamed in unison.
"Padfoot I'm going to kill you!!" James Screamed
"Not if I get a hold of him first" Peter responded.
Quickly Sirius regained his human form, and started running down the hall with James and Peter closely following him
"Come on, guys, Padfoot was just kidding around!" Sirius yelled over his shoulder, as he jumped over the candy cart. James jumped as well and kept on running, after Sirius. Peter unfortunately the least athletic of the group fell when his leg got caught on the cart, resulting in tipping the cart over and causing the candy to cascade on to him. At the sound of the crash, James and Sirius turned around to look at the mess, and run back to the aid of their friend.
"Mover, over, Padfoot, I'm going to save him!" James cried.
"HEY, I'm helping too!" Sirius responded.
At the sound of the crash most of the people on the train came out to look and roared with laughter at the seen before them, but most quickly disappeared back into their compartments when they saw the fuming McGonagall storming down the train toward the crash
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"He Lives!!" Sirius exclaimed once they pulled a rather battered looking Peter out of the wreckage.
"You just feel lucky that I'm too sore right now to kill you Padfoot!" Peter said.
"Kill me, why me?" Sirius questioned feigning innocence as he helped support Peter back to their compartment, but before they coud get there they heard a voice yelling at them.
"Black, Potter, Pettigrew! I demand to know what happened here." Exclaimed McGonagall.
"Well Professor are you sure you want to know?" asked James.
"Yes, now tell me what happened her Potter." McGonagall replied.
"Actually, it might be better if I tell you Minni" McGonagall gave Sirius a glare over the rim of her glasses as if to say "who said you could call me that?" Sirius catching her glare responded
"But Minni I though we had something special"
"We never had anything" she responded coldly.
"You hurt me dearly my beloved Minni!" Sirius said as he bent his head over James's shoulder as he faked tears.
"Mr. Black, this is a serious matter." McGonagall said.
"Of course it's a serious matter when Sirius Black is involved." Sirius interrupted. James sighed,
"I thought you had out-grown you name stupid pun thing, Sirius"
"Sirius is serious that he will never give up the pun thing and it is not stupid!" Sirius retorted.
Professor McGonagall pursed her lips, "Mr. Black, Mr. Potter as much as I would enjoy listening you two fight about how stupid Sirius is I would rater know what happened here, NOW " she said very firmly as she gave the group a calculating look.
"Ok. Ok you win Minni, I mean Professor, you see I surprised James and Peter, and they got mad at me so I ran for it before one of them killed me and I jumped over the candy cart and James jumped as well but Peter got caught and didn't quite make it. So he fell and brought the cart down with him"
"Ooh, I see" McGonagall said.
"Excuse me Professor but I'm not finished yet. Let me see Ooh yes. And then James and I heard the crash and then we ran back to save Peter, and then we saved him and he threatened to kill me, and then you came along and turned me down and started asking some questions, and then I started telling you my story then you interrupted me, and then I continued and now I'm done."
Professor McGonagall pursed her lips.
"Mr.Pettigrew are you hurt? She asked.
"No professor just a bit bruised."
"Good I think I shall sit with you three for the rest of the trip, to ensure that nothing like this happens again." She said as she gestured toward the spilled candy cart. "Now where are you three seated, lead the way gentlemen" she righted the cart with a wave of her wand and fallowed the boys back to the compartment.
The rest of the train tip, to say the least was uneventful. Only Remus seemed to enjoy it, because he was able to read undisturbed. Sirius seemed very put out because after five minutes of talking to McGongall he was placed under a silencing charm for the rest of the trip. The other two marauders were to shocked to say anything.
