Disclaimer: As said before, J.K. still owns Harry Potter.
Rebecca sat confused as the students began to fill the classroom. The entire class consisted of Rebecca, Alice Prewitt, Frank Longbottom, and the infamous Marauders. As soon as everyone was seated, Dumbledore stood and began the class.
"Welcome back, Students. This year, you will be learning the most advanced Transfiguration that I can teach you. You all have been chosen for this class based on your N. E. W. T. s and your career choice. This class consists of the few students in Gryffindor who have chosen to be Aurors." The Marauders high-fived at this. "Since you will all be working together, should you all continue on with this career choice, you will all need to know each other better than you do now and you must be able to trust one another completely. I realize you've all been here for several years and may not have any problems with what I am telling you, but I am still going to insist you participate in today's activities," Dumbledore finished.
The Marauders all leaned back in their seats, having no qualms what-so-ever. Alice and Frank also seemed to be comfortable with this new found information. Rebecca, however, was scared to death.
"Now, what we're going to do first is put the desks in a circle, s we can see each other clearly," Dumbledore explained. "Let's get started."
The students looked around and then James Potter stood up, taking out his wand, "Okay, everybody, you heard the Professor. Ladies, out of your desks, if you would please. The gentlemen will take care of the rest."
"I'm sorry to ruin your moment of chivalry, but you all have to work together, Miss Prewitt and Miss Sanders included," Dumbledore interrupted.
Sirius Black then stood, "I must protest, Good Sir! For you see, my friend here has never had a moment of chivalry in his life, nor will he ever, I sadly suspect."
James gasped in a mock state of shock, "Good Sir, are you suggesting that I do not respect the fair maidens of this fine institution?"
"Indeed, I do believe I am," Sirius nodded.
"Now, now, Gentlemen. That is enough," Dumbledore stopped them. "I think we should move the desks now."
"Right!" James agreed.
"Back to the task at hand," Sirius interjected.
However, while the rest of the class was pre-occupied with James and Sirius' display, Rebecca, Alice, and Frank had already moved all the desks except the ones occupied by the Marauders. So, they quietly moved them to the empty spaces available.
"Okay, now that everyone is settled, we are going to play a muggle game," Dumbledore began. The Marauders all playfully gasped. "This game is called Two Truths and a Lie. The title is rather self explanatory. Each of you will think of two truths and one lie about yourself. The trick is to convince us the lie is the truth. Whoever is the most convincing wins a special prize," the professor winked mischievously. "You have ten minutes to think. Begin now."
Rebecca sat in her seat thinking to herself, "What am I going to do? What have I gotten myself into?" She put her head in her hands, closed her eyes, and took a deep breath. "Okay, what will my lie be? How about… I'm an orphan? No, that won't work. Oh! I know! So, I have my lie, I need two truths… I try to avoid flying because I have a fear of heights. I speak fluent French. There, I have two truths and a lie. This should be fairly easy," she thought.
Rebecca looked up just as time ran out. "Okay, time's up. If I could all have your attention, we shall being with Mr. Black and continue on with alphabetical order until Miss Sanders," the professor explained.
"Alright then, shall I stand?" Sirius asked, eyebrow raised.
"If you wish," Dumbledore offered.
Sirius nodded and stood," First off, I am the best looking guy at this school," he ran a hand through his shiny, soft hair. "Second, I've not met any Gryffindor who doesn't laugh when they think about the rival week fourth year between us and the Slytherins," he smiled mischievously. "Finally, I can guarantee all of the lovely maidens in this room have been kissed by one of the infamous Marauders at least once," he concluded confidently.
"Well, aren't you confident, Mr. Black," Dumbledore stated. "However, one of your statements is a lie and it's our job as a group to figure it out. So, if you could please step into the hallway, we will discuss which one we think is the lie and call you back in to see if we were correct."
Sirius bowed, "What ever you command, Professor." Sirius left the room and Dumbledore turned to the rest of the class. "Now, who thinks they know the lie?" Dumbledore asked.
Rebecca immediately raised her hand. She knew what the lie was and she definitely thought that Sirius Black was way too cocky for his own good, anyway.
"Yes, Miss Sanders?" Dumbledore turned to her. "Do you think you know the lie?"
"No, Professor. I know the answer," she replied.
"You know the answer?" James burst out. "How do you know?"
Rebecca rolled her eyes, "I know because one of his statements is absolutely false."
"Oh really? And how is it you know this?" James continued his attack.
"Guys! Just let her give us her answer and why she thinks she's right," Alice interjected.
"Thank you," Rebecca replied. "Now, as I was saying, I know his last statement about the, what was it, 'maidens' in the room having been kissed by one of the Marauders is wrong."
"How do you know?" Peter asked. Remus hit him in the head, "Stop being stupid, Peter."
"What? I was just asking!" Peter replied.
"Well, are we all agreed?" Dumbledore asked. The class nodded. "Mr. Potter, please let Mr. Black inside. Miss Sanders, if you would please give him the answer." Rebecca nodded as Sirius walked in the door.
"Alright, who thinks they know my lie?" Mr. Black asked cockily.
Rebecca shook her head, "I do. It was your last statement."
"No, sorry. That is incorrect," Sirius replied.
"Then you spoke two lies and one truth instead," she responded.
"No, I only told you one lie, honest," Sirius stated.
"You thought you were telling two truths, but you told two lies," Rebecca explained.
"And how would you know?" Sirius asked a little irritated.
"Because I am one of the two 'maidens' in this room and I have not been kissed by any of the Marauders," she explained.
Sirius stood shocked for a minute, "Y-you haven't? But I thought- Remus didn't you? I- I guess she's right." He sat down exasperated.
"I am right. I also know you other lie, which also means I know your truth," Rebecca continued matter-of-factly.
"Really?" Sirius asked.
"How do you know you're correct?" Remus inquired.
Rebecca turned to him, "By observing how he delivered the information. He was overly cocky and confident while speaking his first and last statements, more on the first however, because he knew that was the lie. Then for his second statement, his cockiness became subdued a bit, leaving it more confident, which is a clue, as far as he is concerned, that that statement was the truth. That is how I know," she concluded.
Sirius looked at her shocked and slightly curious, "She's right, again, every word. How d-"
Sirius was cut off by knocking on the door. Dumbledore looked at the clock. "Time is up for today. We shall continue the game next class. You are dismissed," Dumbledore ended the class and stepped into his office.
A/N: Okay, there you have chapter two. I hope I've kept you entertained so far, however, I won't know unless you review, so, if you have any suggestions then review and I'll take them under consideration. Thanks!
