Disclaimer: J.K. Rowling owns everything except for the DD and the things involved in the DD.

Suspicions-James Potter

"You think what?" I questioned the sanity of my friend.

"Once Sirius gets back from his detention, I'll tell you guys the full story," Remus sighed. "It's bloody complicated."

Three weeks ago Sirius and I pulled the best prank so far on the Slytherins. That's why he's in detention at the moment. I only got two weeks because Sirius 'spoke back to Professor McGonagall'. Old bat.

"Oh, come on, nothing is too complicated for my acquiescent brain!"

"Prongs, do you even know what that means?" Sirius entered the dorm room, rubbing his hands.

Remus snorted, "Do you?"

Sirius glared, "Filch made me polish the Trophy Room again."

"The whole room? Not just the trophies?" I asked, appalled.

"Yeah," He flopped back onto his bed, yawning. "Merlin I'm beat."

"You'll have to wait; Moony has something 'bloody confusing' to tell us."

I looked to Remus who grinned, "Alright, so when I was walking around the Lake before, I—"

"Had an epiphany about a way to get around Filch's detentions?" Sirius interrupted hopefully.

"No," Remus said, "I was walking around the Lake, when I heard a noise in the bushes. I went to inspect the area—"

"Prefect duties taking over?" I whispered, "Or was that the Marauder in him?"

"—where I saw nothing but a few leaves."

"So you are telling us this useless information because you wanted to—"

"BUT!" Remus continued, "I did see footprints in the dirt. And before you two dragged me up the stairs to discuss the 'perfect prank', I noticed Riz was not with Lily and Matilda."

"So you are assuming she made the footprints?" That's a bit of a stretch, don't you think Moony?

"Well, it's possible," Remus trailed off at the end. "I mean, what do you think the person was doing?"

"I don't know! Maybe they were dancing to the music of the merpeople!" Sirius rolled his eyes, "Let it go, mate."

"Yeah, and if it's bothering you so much, why didn't you tell us earlier?" I asked him.

"Well," Remus flushed, "I guess I forgot about it."

"Then obviously it is not important."

"I guess—"

"I agree with Padfoot, mate, you should let it go," I frowned, "Though if we see something fishy like that again, we made need to investigate."

Sirius snorted, "I'll get right on that, Sherlock."

Remus gave him a look of disbelief. "Do I want to know—"

"When I ran away, I spent some of the summer watching Muggle movies. Don't give me that look, they are pretty creative."

I bit back a laugh as Remus shook his head. Wow.

"Anyway, speaking of the holidays, what are you two doing for winter break?"

"I'll be going home and spending it with my parents," I shrugged, "You two could probably come over, my mum loves company, well, you know that. And Sirius, you're already there since you moved in."

"Yep, this'll be a great holiday," Sirius grinned.

"I was just going to stay here, but if it's alright with your mother, James, I'd love to come over for the holidays," Remus nodded.

"Hey, do you think the DD only happens during the summer?" Sirius asked.

Remus took out his wand and put a spell around the room. Right, don't want anyone to listen in.

"Remember Mr. Potter said that there was one in every season except autumn," Remus replied.

"Yeah, summer, spring, and winter," I tilted my head, "I wonder if we can join. You know, become members."

"It may be too late, though," Remus told me, "Although your dad entered later also."

"That would be awesome!" Sirius said, "We could be the male version of the Phantom Phoenixes."

"You really respect them, don't you," Remus raised an eyebrow, "I think that might be the least sexist compliment I've heard you say about a girl, much less a group of girls."

"Oi! I'm not sexist, right Prongs."

"Erm, no, I guess not," Remus raised his other eyebrow in my direction, "Although you don't treat them the best."

"Exactly," Remus said before Sirius could comment.

"Do you guys think other Hogwarts students know about the DD?" I piped up.

"Probably," responded Remus, "I mean, some would have to be part of it."

"Why?"

"Well, because, there are many different teams, the ones we watched were only the ones that made it to the Final Duel. And I'm sure some parents were invited to bring their children, just like Mr. Potter."

"Do you think any Slytherins are in the DD?" Sirius spat. I'm assuming he means Death Eaters?

Remus frowned, "I'm almost sure of it. In fact, I am sure. There is no way that side of the Wizarding World could go without noticing. There must be some teams and viewers that were or are Slytherins."

"Damn," I groaned, "I hope the Phoenixes aren't like that, that would be bad."

"Why?"

"Because, that would mean Voldy would have good duelers on his side," I smirked and lay back on my bed. "I'm going to sleep."

"Night Prongs."

"'Night."


"Ah, the sweet smell of Friday," I sang as I sat at the Gryffindor table at breakfast. "Or maybe that's just you, Evans."

"You disgust me, Potter," The girl said and moved to the other end of the table with her friends.

I sighed as she walked away. Oh, Lily. My beautiful flower. Red hair like a new rose, green eyes like an emerald clean out of the earth. Ah Lily.

"That was beautiful, Prongs," Sirius smirked from across the table. "You're a real poet."

"What?" Damn it, was I talking aloud?

"Oh, were you supposed to be thinking that?"

"You never heard anything."

"Who never heard anything?" Remus asked as he sat down next to me.

"Nothing, never mind," I dared Sirius to repeat what he just heard.

"Come on you two, we have Potions and then History of Magic," Sirius groaned as Remus said this.

When we entered the Potion's classroom, I sat at my table where Alecto Carrow was waiting.

"Well look what the hippogriff dragged in," She smirked evilly.

"Well look what the harpy dug up," I mimicked her snotty tone.

"So how's your conquest for the Mud—excuse me, Muggle-born, going?" She asked with that same sick smirk on her gaunt face.

"Welcome, class," Professor Slughorn entered before I could say something to the witch. "Today is the last day you will have before break to complete your potions. This is because, if you notice, the pot needs to stay still for five weeks. Get to work!"

I stood to get the ingredients as Carrow started to stir the pot. It said to stir fifty-two and a half times clockwise, yet she started to stir counter-clockwise.

"Trust me, I was told it will turn out better if I turn it this way," She scratched her pointed nose.

"By who?" I asked her.

She winked. "Special source."

Did she honestly just wink at me? Oh dear Salazar.

I let her continue stirring and poured the crushed lacewing flies in to the mixture as well as some Tognate syrup.

At the end of class, I waited and walked out with Remus and Sirius. Remus, the lucky wolf, how did he get Riz as a partner? Honestly, she's a Gryffindor, good at potions, and not painful to look at like Carrow.

"So, how'd it go?" I asked my friends about their lesson.

"Horrible, once again Greengrass was an outright Pureblood bitch," Sirius grumbled.

I shrugged, "It pretty much was the same for me as well."

"It went fine with me, Riz and I finished early so we spoke about Astronomy," Remus smiled.

"Bloody hell!" Sirius jumped, "I left my History of Magic book in the dorms."

"When did you start to care?" Remus asked, but Sirius was already running down the hall.

"Strange boy," I muttered.

Remus and I took our usual seats in the back of the classroom. Saving a seat for Sirius between us, I took out some parchment and a quill, ready to pretend to take notes. Professor Binns floated into the room, shortly followed by Riz Burby and Sirius. Riz sat between Lily and Matilda and Sirius between Remus and I.

"What took you so long?" I whisper-asked him.

Instead of answering, he took out a piece of parchment and scribbled something down.

On my way back I ran into Burby.

And?

Well, one minute I was running down the stairs when I see her ahead of me going down also.

So?

So I waited a few paces to ask her where she was going and when I did she stumbled and dropped her books.

Remus took the parchment from Sirius. He read it and pulled out his quill.

Please tell me you helped her.

Don't get your knickers in a twist, I did. But I couldn't help but notice the bandages on her arm.

What?!

She had these brown bandages covering part of her arm, only visible without that part of her robe. What do you think happened?

Slytherins, I bet. Is she Muggle-born?

Half-blood and I doubt it was the Slytherins, Prongs.

Why? Maybe her magical parent did something.

Both of her parents are magical, a pureblood and a half-blood.

Shouldn't that be a three-quarter blood then?

I'm going to pretend you did not just write that.

How do you know this? Moony, are you becoming Prongs?

NO! We just talk about these sorts of things. Actually, because of this project I believe we have become good friends.

So you could set me up then?

Arg, Padfoot!

Back to the topic, where could she have gotten that from?

It probably happened over the summer, no huge issue.

How would it have happened over the summer?

I don't know! Judging by what Padfoot told us, she probably is a tad bit klutzy. She most-likely just tripped and fell or something like that.

Moony, why do you know everything?

Remus set the parchment back on Sirius' desk without a reply. As class only has five more minutes left, I take the parchment and put it into my book bag. We can discuss this later.


A/N: Thanks for reading, chapter ten shall be up soon. Please review!!

Chap. Question: Have any ideas of other students that know of the DD?