Chapter two
The next day, the pair got up bright and early to eat breakfast in the Great Hall. As they took their places at the Slytherin table, Lucius caught his breath in his throat.
"What now?" snapped Severus, who was in no mood for anything but plotting revenge against the Marauders.
"Nothing" said Lucius as he realised he was staring right at her, focusing his attention back on his friend. "Are Kia & Rain going to be in on this?" quizzed Lucius, hopefully.
"If they want to be." Severus paused. "Which they probably will, they enjoy causing trouble more than we do!" he exclaimed.
Lucius smiled to himself at the thought of this, it meant he got to spend more time with her, without making it obvious that he liked her. He kept his feelings for Kia to himself, as Severus claimed to have no time for girls (as Lucius himself once did) and would make his life a living hell if he found out who Lucius had a crush on, especially as they were all good friends.
"Kia, Rain, come over here and sit with us" yelled Severus to the girls, who were sat further down the table with some other 5th years.
As the Kia and Rain approached the table, Severus' malicious grin caught Sirius' eye.
"I wonder what he's up to?" Sirius pondered under his breath, frowning slightly, as he went back to his bacon sandwich.
Back at the Slytherin table, Kia and Rain had just taken two seats opposite Lucius and Severus. Lucius took this opportunity to study her face. She had a perfectly oval face, which was as pale as the moon and just as beautiful, framed by a silky sheet of midnight black hair. Her piercing eyes were deep blue, with flecks of grey and amber throughout them, and her lips were.
"Lucius, is there something wrong?" asked Kia, slightly worried at the dazed look on his face.
"What? Oh, I'm fine" he stuttered, blushing deeply.
"Me and Rain are going out to the Quidditch pitch to practise, do you guys wanna come and watch?" asked Kia,
Kia was the Keeper for the Slytherin Quidditch team, as well as the Captain and had helped secure many victories for them over the past couple of years. Rain also played Quidditch, but she was a better flyer and she had extremely sharp eyes, making her the obvious choice for Seeker. She too had contributed to Slytherin having the best team at Hogwarts.
"Yeah, of course we will" said Lucius, as Severus scowled at him. Severus detested Quidditch, although he would never reveal the reason why. This made Lucius suspicious sometimes, but he mostly ignored it. Lucius and Severus sat in the Slytherin stand watching Kia and Rain practise with the rest of the team, while exchanging ideas on a form of revenge to plague the Marauders with.
"We should wait a while before we do anything," stated Lucius "Otherwise it'll be too obvious, they'll expect it"
"That would give us more time to plan it properly," sighed Severus, wishing he could have revenge now, but agreeing with Lucius' levelheaded idea. Lucius was always the calm one that had to be pushed to amazing levels to lose his temper, whereas Severus had a temper that could flair up in a second, and he had no control over it.
After Kia's training session had finished, the four of them went for lunch in the Great Hall. Over their meal, they discussed the events of yesterday's Potions lesson and agreed to meet the next day in order to put some ideas together; after all, they were in no hurry.
Later on that same day, the Marauders were on their weekly trip to Hogsmeade Village, with the help of a certain map. They had been to Zonko's Joke Shop to stock up on all sorts of things, such as Filibusters no-heat wet-start fireworks, they had called in Honeyduke's to get some munchies for their late-night snacking and were now heading for the Three Broomsticks for a Butterbeer and a chat.
"Five Butterbeers please, Madam Rosemerta" called Sirius as they went to find a table in the busy pub.
"Coming up boys" smiled Rosemerta. She was used to their weekly visits by now, knowing that they shouldn't be out of school, but she couldn't help but find their pranks amusing, so she mentioned it to no one.
The fifth Butterbeer was for Lily Evans, a friend of the Marauders, who loved getting into mischief just as much as the boys did, only she didn't let it take priority like they did. She had the best grades in Hogwarts and was in the running for the position of Head-girl next term, whereas the Marauders would never have dreamed of positions such as that, as they had a hard enough time planning mayhem and getting decent grades, never mind the added responsibility of something like that. Madam Rosemerta brought the drinks over to the table, and everyone thanked her, paid her and gave her a tip. As they were sat drinking the delicious Butterbeer, conversation turned to the prank they had played the day before.
"Did you see Severus' face? I thought he was going to explode with fury!" laughed Remus.
"I know," agreed Peter, enthusiastically.
"Yeah, but he was really angry, worse than I've seen him in a long time" warned James.
Sirius nodded in agreement "We'd better not try anything for a while, we all know how wicked they can be when planning revenge."
The conversation carried on as the group sat lazily in the comfortable pub, not wanting to leave, but knowing it would soon be dark and that they had to go back through the cellar of the sweet shop, before anyone noticed they weren't around.
"Come on, we should be heading back to the Castle" said Remus, being his usual, responsible self. All he got in response was lazy groans and a scraping of chairs as they dragged themselves up and said goodbye to Madam Rosemerta.
"Goodbye, hope to see you soon" she called, as she waved them off.
The next day, the pair got up bright and early to eat breakfast in the Great Hall. As they took their places at the Slytherin table, Lucius caught his breath in his throat.
"What now?" snapped Severus, who was in no mood for anything but plotting revenge against the Marauders.
"Nothing" said Lucius as he realised he was staring right at her, focusing his attention back on his friend. "Are Kia & Rain going to be in on this?" quizzed Lucius, hopefully.
"If they want to be." Severus paused. "Which they probably will, they enjoy causing trouble more than we do!" he exclaimed.
Lucius smiled to himself at the thought of this, it meant he got to spend more time with her, without making it obvious that he liked her. He kept his feelings for Kia to himself, as Severus claimed to have no time for girls (as Lucius himself once did) and would make his life a living hell if he found out who Lucius had a crush on, especially as they were all good friends.
"Kia, Rain, come over here and sit with us" yelled Severus to the girls, who were sat further down the table with some other 5th years.
As the Kia and Rain approached the table, Severus' malicious grin caught Sirius' eye.
"I wonder what he's up to?" Sirius pondered under his breath, frowning slightly, as he went back to his bacon sandwich.
Back at the Slytherin table, Kia and Rain had just taken two seats opposite Lucius and Severus. Lucius took this opportunity to study her face. She had a perfectly oval face, which was as pale as the moon and just as beautiful, framed by a silky sheet of midnight black hair. Her piercing eyes were deep blue, with flecks of grey and amber throughout them, and her lips were.
"Lucius, is there something wrong?" asked Kia, slightly worried at the dazed look on his face.
"What? Oh, I'm fine" he stuttered, blushing deeply.
"Me and Rain are going out to the Quidditch pitch to practise, do you guys wanna come and watch?" asked Kia,
Kia was the Keeper for the Slytherin Quidditch team, as well as the Captain and had helped secure many victories for them over the past couple of years. Rain also played Quidditch, but she was a better flyer and she had extremely sharp eyes, making her the obvious choice for Seeker. She too had contributed to Slytherin having the best team at Hogwarts.
"Yeah, of course we will" said Lucius, as Severus scowled at him. Severus detested Quidditch, although he would never reveal the reason why. This made Lucius suspicious sometimes, but he mostly ignored it. Lucius and Severus sat in the Slytherin stand watching Kia and Rain practise with the rest of the team, while exchanging ideas on a form of revenge to plague the Marauders with.
"We should wait a while before we do anything," stated Lucius "Otherwise it'll be too obvious, they'll expect it"
"That would give us more time to plan it properly," sighed Severus, wishing he could have revenge now, but agreeing with Lucius' levelheaded idea. Lucius was always the calm one that had to be pushed to amazing levels to lose his temper, whereas Severus had a temper that could flair up in a second, and he had no control over it.
After Kia's training session had finished, the four of them went for lunch in the Great Hall. Over their meal, they discussed the events of yesterday's Potions lesson and agreed to meet the next day in order to put some ideas together; after all, they were in no hurry.
Later on that same day, the Marauders were on their weekly trip to Hogsmeade Village, with the help of a certain map. They had been to Zonko's Joke Shop to stock up on all sorts of things, such as Filibusters no-heat wet-start fireworks, they had called in Honeyduke's to get some munchies for their late-night snacking and were now heading for the Three Broomsticks for a Butterbeer and a chat.
"Five Butterbeers please, Madam Rosemerta" called Sirius as they went to find a table in the busy pub.
"Coming up boys" smiled Rosemerta. She was used to their weekly visits by now, knowing that they shouldn't be out of school, but she couldn't help but find their pranks amusing, so she mentioned it to no one.
The fifth Butterbeer was for Lily Evans, a friend of the Marauders, who loved getting into mischief just as much as the boys did, only she didn't let it take priority like they did. She had the best grades in Hogwarts and was in the running for the position of Head-girl next term, whereas the Marauders would never have dreamed of positions such as that, as they had a hard enough time planning mayhem and getting decent grades, never mind the added responsibility of something like that. Madam Rosemerta brought the drinks over to the table, and everyone thanked her, paid her and gave her a tip. As they were sat drinking the delicious Butterbeer, conversation turned to the prank they had played the day before.
"Did you see Severus' face? I thought he was going to explode with fury!" laughed Remus.
"I know," agreed Peter, enthusiastically.
"Yeah, but he was really angry, worse than I've seen him in a long time" warned James.
Sirius nodded in agreement "We'd better not try anything for a while, we all know how wicked they can be when planning revenge."
The conversation carried on as the group sat lazily in the comfortable pub, not wanting to leave, but knowing it would soon be dark and that they had to go back through the cellar of the sweet shop, before anyone noticed they weren't around.
"Come on, we should be heading back to the Castle" said Remus, being his usual, responsible self. All he got in response was lazy groans and a scraping of chairs as they dragged themselves up and said goodbye to Madam Rosemerta.
"Goodbye, hope to see you soon" she called, as she waved them off.
