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I felt myself drop softly to the past potions master's office. I wasn't expecting to see my father so soon, he was sitting across from an enormously bellied man, right by his sidekick; Sirius Black. They looked like they were suppressing laughter.
"James, is what Severus told me true?" The man asked.
"No sir, why would we do that?" James went wide eyed.
"True, true, Severus, I don't see any reason why these boys would do that to you." The man chuckled.
"Bu-bu-but sir, they did, they threw me in the lake!" A small gasp escaped my lips as James and Sirius softly slapped hands, unnoticed by the professor.
Sirius went next, "Sir, some people are just begging for attention, I think dear Severus is one of those people."
"True, true; detention Severus." The man said.
"Bu-" Was all the future potion master could say.
"You all may go." The man laughed.
I followed the three youths out the door; James and Sirius were nearly doubled over laughing. The small black haired teen was nearly in tears with anger.
"How do you two do it?!?" Snape rounded on the handsome teens.
"Well, we're popular and well liked, and you're a git." Sirius smiled brightly.
"UGH! I hate you!" Severus ran off. I felt sick, I never knew my father was so, mean.
"Let's go find Moony and Wormtail." James said contently.
"Get the map, I don't see anyone else, and I don't feel like looking." Sirius said, James looked around and I felt a stab of familiarity, the map I so often stole glances at while no one was looking.
"Perfect, in the Gryffindor common room, they can congratulate us on our success." James said, and they were on their way.
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"How'd you manage not only avoid getting a detention, but also getting Severus one?" Remus said incredulously, Peter Pettigrew looked up in awe at the smiling boys.
"Ol' Sluggie is so gullible!" Sirius said, and James amused them by doing a overly dramatic impression of Severus Snape, begging on his knees for mercy.
Remus was laughing artificially; "Guys, O. tommorow, we have to study?"
"I guess." James said sitting down.
At that moment another familiar face walked in.
I saw my father jump over the table, "Hey babe."
"Don't call me babe!" Lily Evans said, voice riddled with hatred.
"What has your knickers in a twist, beautiful?" My father tucked a piece of Lily's fiery hair behind her ear.
"I've told you stop with the pet names," Lily pointed her wand at James' neck, "and why are you so mean to Severus, he doesn't deserve it!"
"I didn't do anything Lilypad." James said, settling his hand at her waist.
Lily smiled and put her wand hand around my father's neck, "Finally, you come around."
I saw my mother close her hand in a fist, she swung her fist around it connected with his jaw.
"I told you, don't touch me, James Potter." She said coldly as my father slowly got up off his knees, holding his jaw.
"Lily.." He said, and if I thought I wanted to be sick before, I was on the verge of throwing up, I grabbed the nearest vase, throwing it under my cloak and getting sick several times as quietly as possible.
"James Potter you are the most vile, rude, incompetent, excuse of a human being that I have ever met!" Lily emphasized each word with a stomp up the stairs.
"Tough break mate." Sirius picked James up by the hand.
"Second time this week isn't it?" Remus chuckled darkly.
"Third, fourth if you count the time she kicked me, and that doesn't include all the spells she used, and did I mention that I still can't figure out how to charm the boils of my-" James rattled on, the others seemed to have tuned out.
"O.W.L.s-tomorrow-study-now." Remus pointed to the papers on the common room coffee table.
"Okay, Mr. Prefect." James rolled his eyes, plopping down.
"I told you not to call me that." Remus looked up coldly.
"What are you going to do - bite me?" James smirked.
"Not funny." Lupin said darkly.
"Actually mate..." Sirius said.
"I want to get off the subject." Lupin said.
"Shouldn't we get extra credit because we can turn into animals?" Sirius said, flinging himself against the couch.
"No because you can't tell people you can turn into an animal." Lupin said wearily, as if he had gone through this a million times.
I crept around the back of the couch so I could hear them when they lowered their voices. At that moment a group of giggling girls walked in.
"Am I dating one of them?" I heard Sirius whisper frantically.
"Yes, the blonde, her name is Mary." Peter hissed back.
I figured because Peter had no social life of his own he settled for keeping track of Sirius's.
Sirius hopped up, "Hello love."
"Hi Sirius." The girl pouted.
"What is it gorgeous?" Sirius held her cheek.
"Well I heard from one of my friends that you snogged a Slytherin seventh year in the prefect bathroom." She said, putting her hand over his.
"Baby, why would I do that, you and I have a bond, and we're perfect together, you and me- forever." Sirius said so sincerely, I nearly believed him.
"Oh!" Mary jumped up, hugging him. He spun around, faking enthusiasm, actually it appeared that he needed to ask his friend something.
'Have I shagged her yet?' Sirius mouthed.
James nodded.
'perfect.'
"Hey, doll, let's walk the grounds." Sirius said, slinging his arm around Mary's shoulder.
Mary looked ecstatic, taking Sirius's hand. I wasn't sure wether to follow them or not, on the one hand, the sight of my father was making me sick, and on the other hand I really didn't want to see my godfather do that.
I decided to follow them but leave if things got too heated. The couple walked hand in hand, chatting quietly. Sirius cocked his head in the direction of an empty classroom. The girl giggled, leaning up to kiss him playfully, and pushing him into the open door.
I defiantly did not want to see that, I made my way slowly back up to the Gryffindor tower, not knowing why I didn't just go back to my time, but the past was like a drug, and I saw it, I was hooked.
