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A/N: If anyone has any ideas for my next chapter they would be greatly appreciated. I have a rough guess of what's going to be in it but I'm letting the story lead the way right now. Thanks and enjoy. Padfoot4President
For Your Eyes Only
Chapter 3
Light filtered through the stained glass windows of the Defence Against the Dark Arts classroom, illuminating it with a warm glow. Birds flew on the rafters, building nests and feeding their chicks. A solitary figure sat at a desk immersed in a book, reading the text with intensity but gingerly touching his right leg now and then. It had been hurt minutes before but it still stung. He never was good and mending ailments without potions. He was changing pages every so often and flicking back to see if there was anything he had skipped. Severus Snape preferred to be on his own then to be troubled with the lives of the overdramatic sex-crazed teens he was so often surrounded by. He especially liked being in this classroom as it was one of his best subjects and he was the favourite of the Professor though not a favourite by is peers. Shunned and disliked, he had no friends, an outcast. All he had was his books. Books never ridiculed him, never called him names. They taught him things that others couldn't imagine in their wildest dreams, they took him to a whole other world where he was king and nobody could take that away from him. One boy really annoyed him though. James Potter tortured him, called him names and embarrassed him just for show. To top it all off it was to show off to Lily, dear Lily Evans. She was the only person who treated him more then a pile of rubbish. He had loved her since the first time he laid eyes on her, way back before Hogwarts, or James Potter. That was in the past now, she liked Potter, she had changed. That had made him hate James even more but now he has something over him. They were letters from James, addressed to Lily. They would never reach her though, he couldn't let them. If he wants them back he has to sacrifice something. It was the time for revenge.
And when I'm through with Potter, Lily will be mine and she will love me and only me…
And as the sun started to set, the Slytherin fell asleep at the desk with a smile on his face. He hadn't smiled for a long time.
James Potter's feet pounded on the solid white marble of the 7th Floor Corridor. Gryffindors filed in and out of bookshelves, talking away about their upcoming holidays or about who was on the cover of Witch Weekly. Several turned to James to talk but he had no time. He had to find Severus Snape and fast, before he did something stupid. He ran into Sirius as he rounded a corner sharply, his cloak billowing behind him. Sirius fell to the ground while knocking down a tall sixth-year on top of him. She looked at Sirius obviously annoyed that he had disturbed her.
'Well hello Jessica,' Sirius said in a sickly sweet voice, 'How nice of you to drop by.' The girl groaned and was helped up by another sixth-year who cast a Body-Bind Curse on Sirius. Helay on the ground as rigid as a board.
'She has the hots for me,' he muttered through his teeth, unable to move them due to the curse.
'Stop playing "Dead Fish" Sirius and get up,' laughed Remus Lupin walking over to him. Peter Pettigrew followed, amazed at the fact that Sirius had been the one cursed, not the other way around.
'Just undo it alright?' Sirius hissed impatiently. After a few groans and muttered comments, something along the lines of 'pompous git' and 'thinks he owns me', Remus performed the counter-curse and helped Sirius up. Sirius leapt onto him like a dog on its owner whilst poking his tongue out at James, who was getting annoyed with Sirius and his troublemaking.
'Sirius, get off of him,' said James viciously. Sirius let go of Remus, kissed him on the forehead and turned to James.
Oh not the puppy dog eyes
'You're just jealous Prongs,' he said whilst batting his eyelids flirtatiously. James looked at him with disgust and pity.
Poor guy, he's gone loony
'You're kidding, right? Jeez Padfoot, your so full of yourself sometimes…honestly,' James ranted now ready to get back to looking for Snape. Walking off towards the Grand Staircase he peered into each of the room along the way but Snape wasn't there.
Where can Severus be? Wait- did I just call him Severus?! Oh God! When I find the greasy nosed arse-
'Hey Prongs! Come here for a bit, I think we found Snivelly!'
James turned on his heel, his thoughts cut short.
How did they-oh I see…
Remus was standing with Peter near a small Slytherin girl. Bewildered, she appeared to be lost and was confused by the older boys talking to her. Sirius walked over from a bookshelf and approached the little girl and bent down to her height.
'Now little girl, do you know a boy named Sniv-err-Severus Snape? If you help us we'll give you a wollypop' He said sweetly, feigning innocence.
'Uhh I don't think you should do that Sirius,' said Remus who saw the girl clench her hands into a fist.
The girl just looked at Sirius and pushed her glasses onto the bridge of her nose. Then, with one fell swoop, she punched Sirius right in the crotch. Sirius dropped to the floor like a brick off a building. With a loud 'humph', the girl walked off, nose in the air. Sirius remained on the floor, holding his crotch, whimpering whilst Remus and Peter cried with laughter. Even James managed a smirk at the sight of his best friend's pain; he even thought it had a soothing effect.
Serves you right Padfoot! James looked at his friend rocking back and forth on the ground whilst his other friends were spreading the word around that Sirius had been dropped by a first-year.
'Owww! My pulsing balls!' Sirius whimpered. His voice was higher then usual which made Peter start laughing again.
'C'mon Padfoot, lets go,' James finally feeling sorry for his friend stuck out a hand to help him up. Sirius grudgingly took James' hand and pulled himself up. He looked at Remus and Peter and shot them a deathly glare that would have rivalled Professor McGonagall. They looked at each other and started laughing again, following James down the staircase. Sirius, not so easily, followed as well but walked with his legs spread right open. When he left the landing the whole 7th floor cracked up laughing and Peeves broke out in song:
Have you heard,
About Sirius Black?
Downed by a girlie,
Who gave him a whack.
One in the balls
And one in the crack,
Onto the floor,
Right on his back.
That little girlie,
Who gave him his smack,
Then said to him,
'You're not getting 'em back!'
'I'm going to kill Peeves,' snapped Sirius to Remus, who had just stopped laughing only to please Sirius.
'Uh, I don't know if you know Padfoot,' said Remus with a snigger, 'You can't really "kill" a poltergeist. They are a sub-particle being, similar to ghosts but more of the ghoul variety. They can pick objects up but cannot physically touch flesh, though spells can affect them'
'Oh shut the hell up Moony. Why do you have to be a nerd all the time?'
Remus rolled his eyes
'Why are you the most childish out of all of us Padfoot?'
Sirius didn't answer. He just stared at James who was growing more concerned as the sun started to set. An awkward silence fell over the boys.
'Gay baby is born!' suddenly shouted Peter. All the boys looked at him with surprise and bewilderment.
'If there's an awkward silence it means a gay baby is born,' Peter explained. The boys groaned and walked down past the 5th floor corridor.
'I stand corrected,' Remus said, 'Peter is the most childish out of all of us. I apologise Padfoot.' Remus bowed and held a hand out to Sirius who looked at it.
'Well are you gunna shake it or what?' Remus asked with a smile. Sirius looked down at his hand and, with a smile, licked it. Remus yelped and pulled his hand back as if he was in pain. Sirius cracked up laughing.
'We're even Moony,' he said hysterically. James looked at the boys.
Why do I ever hang around with them?
'Hey Potter! You're looking for Snape right?' Someone shouted. It came from behind the Marauders. James turned around and saw a 6th year Gryffindor at the top of the stairs. It was the Keeper for the Gryffindor Quidditch Team, Heather Jones.
'Yeah, I have Heather. Have you seen him?'
'He's in the Defence Against the Dark Arts room. Found him asleep in there when I went to get my broom,' Heather replied, 'I best be off, I have a Gobstones meeting to organise.'
'Yeah ok, thanks Heather,' James replied with a wave. She waved to him and went off up the stairs. She was singing "Have you heard about Sirius Black?" as she went off.
'Ooh, look at that arse,' Sirius said while watching the 6th yeah walk up the stairs. The other boys ignored him and made their way to the Defence Against the Dark Arts corridor. As they reached the classroom Peter squealed with anticipation. Inside, a content looking Severus Snape was asleep at a desk.
Finally…revenge… James thought as he put his finger to his lips, looked at the two Animagus and the Werewolf beside him, readied his wand and opened the classroom door.
