I'm back! Did you miss me? Sorry the update took so long, I've been busy….
I'm sorry to StarKid McFly, for not answering your question last time, so here's the answer now!
I think he probably knows the Carrows and their parents about the same. He would have gone to school with Amycus and Alecto, so he would have probably known them but not have been friends with them, (probably hexed them from time to time), but their parents might be "friends" though, so he could see them if they were visiting his mother.
Now on with the story!
"Are you ready?" Sirius whispered to James and Remus as they stood crouched behind a statue near the door to Snape's office.
"Yep," the other two boys answered together.
"We know our positions," Sirius whispered. "NOW!"
James was the distraction. He looked around, and carefully stood up from his spot next to the other two. He pretended to be casually sipping his pumpkin juice, but then none other than Severus Snape turned the corner to approach him. James was then to "accidentally" spill his drink, as he now did.
"Whoa!" the pumpkin juice slipped carelessly from his hand, and fell onto the ground, crashing the silver goblet and spilling the orange liquid everywhere. James ever so casually walked away then, pretending nothing had happened.
Snape, muttering darkly to himself, trained his wand onto the mess and said the spell that would remove the spilled drink from his presence. He then proceeded to whisper the password to the gargoyle and it opened. It was then, unknown to him, that two figures in an invisibility cloak sidled past him into the office.
As soon as Snape went to his private quarters, Sirius and Remus carefully and quietly took the cloak off. Remus was, as always, the spell caster. While Sirius kept lookout, Remus pointed his wand up to the ceiling, and did the non-verbal charm, Animonious.
The effect that took place was miraculous. The hot pink color started in one spot on the ceiling, and carefully and gradually slid down onto the walls and floor. Sirius and Remus didn't stick around to watch it though. They were gone as soon as Remus said the words. They knew that the two of them would be turned that lurid pink if they stayed around. Instead, they snuck out of the office, met up with James, and the three of them had a good laugh in the common room, excited for the coming day.
Sorry that was so short…I couldn't think of how to lengthen it besides Snape catching them, and I didn't want that to happen! …yet. Thanks to all my wonderful reviewers, and I'll try to update sooner next time!
