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Slimy Slytherins
A/N: I would have to say this is one of my favourite chapters that I have written, thanks to everyone who reviewed, especially for giving me your opinion on the prank. Hope you like it, read on -
The next few weeks passed quickly, everyone fell back into the routine of classes pretty fast. Snape's new lesson comments had included:
"I'm of the male gender."
"I attend Hogwarts."
"I'm trying to make a potion."
"Go away."
"I don't like you."
"Leave me alone."
He isn't a very sociable person.
There were also a number of pranks pulled by the Marauders. Most of them included the Slytherins, giving everyone apart from them a laugh. Remus disappeared once a month, claiming that his grandmother, then grandfather had died in turn. My friendship with the others tightened, if that was at all possible. We shared nearly all our classes, but unfortunately the Marauders did too. Take for instance our next class, Defense against the Dark Arts, or DADA for short.
We took our normal seats on the left side of the room, the Marauders opposite to us. The lesson started as pretty much all others did, James came to insist that Lily go out with him. Today he was trying a new strategy.
"Evans! Do you have fiery red hair?"
"Yes."
"Are you eyes the colour of emeralds?"
"I guess."
"Are you a witch?"
"Yes." Lily was starting to get annoyed.
"Can you do magic?"
"Yes!"
"Doyouwanttogooutwithme?"
"Ye- NO!" Lily nearly screamed with rage, horrified that she had nearly agreed to a date with James Potter. Just then Professor Dunne (pronounced done) walked into the classroom and James retreated to his seat, looking disappointed.
"Good morning class, sorry I'm late." Dunne said as he dropped some heavy volumes on his desk, sending a layer of dust flying. "This lesson we are learning about dark creatures, Vampires, werewolves…" Here I noticed Remus pale, while Sirius and James stiffened, Peter was too busy picking his nose to have heard what was being said.
What's wrong with them? I thought, do they all have a fear of werewolves?
"And the like." Professor Dunne finished; he was quite a tall man, with dark hair and dark blue eyes. He seemed to be a dark man, always-wearing dark black robes, heck, I didn't even know there was a dark black until I saw him. But for all his darkness he was of lighter skin tones. For the rest of the lesson he went on about Vampires, which seemed to be a favourite of his. And then he started with werewolves.
"I don't have much opinion on werewolves, they're not my favourite beings to be around, though I have never actually known one very well. A werewolf transforms on the full moon one night a month, the other 29 it is just an ordinary person like you and me and you wouldn't even no they were one. Why, there might even be a werewolf in Hogwarts." By this time everyone was listening intently, no one noticed the Marauders looking grim. The lesson ended with a cheery 'you have a foot long essay on how you can tell a werewolf from a normal wolf due in next Monday.'
As we made our way out of the classroom I think I heard James say "Well this ought to be a piece of cake, eh Moony?"
Was there something Remus wasn't telling me? His relatives did seem to die a lot. Come to think of it… Hasn't his grandmother died about three times already?
I was suddenly jolted out of my thoughts when I hit someone.
"Watch where you're going!" The someone spat.
"Malfoy." Sirius greeted stonily stepping up beside me followed by James. I hadn't even noticed they were behind me.
"Ah, the blood-traitor and the mudblood lover." Malfoy sneered.
"Step away from her Malfoy." James threatened, whipping out his wand.
"Oh, but she is such a pretty Mudblood." Lucius drawled. "I could have some fun with her."
"Step away!" James shouted.
"Don't wet yourself Potter." He eyed me with distaste. "I wouldn't want to dirty my hands."
"GO!" Sirius barked.
It was too late by then. I snapped. Curling my hand into a fist I brought it up to smash Malfoy's face. I watched with satisfaction as blood started to pour out of his nose. James and Sirius gaped at me while Lucius clutched his face.
"You'll pay for this Mudblood!" He whispered before running off.
Apparently Professor McGonagall had been in the hallway when I threw the punch. She gave me detention with the Marauders for Wednesday even though Sirius and James protested that I had been provoked.
"Even if that is true, you should not have reacted in that way." She said sternly. "Next time think." She bustled off as I started walking towards the Great Hall. The two boys behind me glanced at each other before hurrying after me.
"Michelle! Wow –"
"We mean –"
"Hitting Malfoy like that –"
"It was –"
"AWESOME!" They exclaimed together.
I just continued to walk with them flanking me.
"Are you trying out for the quidditch team?" James suddenly said.
"No." I muttered.
"Well if you did, what position would you go for?" Put in Sirius.
"Seeker."
"I think you should try out this year."
I turned and opened my mouth at James but nothing came out. Then I remembered fish isn't a good look and shut my jaw.
"I think you'd be good at it." He said.
I started walking again. "I don't know."
"Please." Sirius pleaded, putting on a puppy dogface. I cracked a smile at that.
"I might."
By this time we had reached the Great Hall and they headed across to sit with Remus and Peter, pulling me with them.
I sat down between them as they piled a few things on my plate.
"And to what do we owe the pleasure of you joining us?" Remus enquired.
"Moony!" Sirius started.
"She totally wasted Malfoy by punching his face in!" James added.
Then they both decided to weave the story of what happened, describing everyone in detail.
"And then we arrived on the scene." James said. "Me with my good looks and charm."
Then Sirius took over. "And me with my muscles and god-like body."
"Then we see the fat –"
"Chubby –"
"Ugly –"
"Hairball of hatred trying to have his way with the gorgeous –"
"Stunning –"
"Wide eyed and innocent –"
"Princess, who proceeds to smash his face in."
"But then McGonagall comes along while Malfoy flees –"
"Like the little girl he is –"
"And now Michelle is joining us in detention –"
"And don't forget she's going to try out for seeker!"
"I said I MIGHT." I protested while they slapped me heartily on the back before starting to stuff themselves. Remus looked at me with an eyebrow raised while Peter clapped his hands gleefully at the story.
"I'll explain later." I muttered.
A/N: Yay! It's up quickly! What do you think of James and Sirius's banter? TBC…
