Chapter 10 – The Kiss

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"The – the – " Madam Pomfrey spluttered.

"I think so," Sirius really hoped she wouldn't asked how he knew, thankfully she didn't, instead she scurried off to the potion cupboard and pulled out three potion bottles and handed them to Sirius, "in the case that there is a chance of an Unforgivable being used this I have to inform the headmaster, please if Mr. Potter awakens, give these to him." She ran out of the room.

Sirius moved James so he would be comfortable and collapsed into the chair beside him, his head in his hands.

As always, Sirius found himself blaming himself. This time he could figure out a logical reason to why it was his fault, but he did.

He thought that, maybe, he could have been much of a better friend, and if he had been James wouldn't be here. It would be him with the others crowding around him.

It was only then when he realised that he and James were alone, with only a, now sleeping again, second year, for company.

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Remus hoped that he would never find himself inside Umbridge's office again, but with him simply being a Marauder he knew he would one day. He just didn't think it would be so soon.

Umbridge pursed her lips on the edge of her pink teacup that she was holding in both hands. Watching Remus, Peter and Lily in silence.

Lily was shaking with a mixture of fear, anger and worry. Peter kept his hands in his lap and his head down. So it was up to Remus to be the leader.

"What did you do to James?"

Umbridge didn't answer; she just lowered her teacup and placed it on the table before her, continuing to stare at them.

"Do you know why nothing in the forest approached you? Or Potter for that matter?"

Remus blinked in confusion. She was right; nothing had approached them in the forest.

"You look very confused my half-breeded student, let me tell you. You blood." Seeing the confused look on Remus's face she continued, "They won't approach a werewolf."

That made sense, Remus thought, "and there was enough scent of me on James to keep him safe too?" he guessed.

Umbridge shrugged, and picked up her cup again.

"You didn't answer my question."

"Oh, then yes, I guess so, I don't know how your filthy species works."

"He meant 'what did you do to James'." Lily lifted her head from her hands to reveal her pair of emerald eyes where now red and bloodshot from tears.

"Oh," Umbridge turned to her, "That little Mudblood, is of no concern of yours."

On the word 'Mudblood' Remus shot to his feet, Peter in pursuit.

"Lils, she is not going to tell is anything, lets get out of here and back to James where we belong."

"I think not, Mr. Filtch?"

Flitch came bursting into the room. He must have been outside the whole time, waiting for his queue to come in.

"You couldn't take our lovely friends back to their Common Room could you? And wait outside incase they think they can escape."

"Oh course ma'am."

Filtch grabbed Peter by the collar and dragged him out of the room, Lily and Remus, seeing defeat this time, followed.

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It was lucky for them that the next day was not only a weekend, but a Hogsmeade one at that, as it allowed Remus, Lily and Peter to explain what had happened to James, Sirius had refused to leave James's side incase he woke up, without everyone else hearing.

"Merlin's…" Alice gasped as the three of them finished their story.

"Poor James…" Katy bowed her dyed head.

"That gives us a reason to have out defense club start soon as then," Mary was always the logical one.

"True," Alice said, nodding, "Now how do we tell everyone?"

"Easy," Remus said looking to Peter, "We haven't had a Marauder announcement for quite some time,"

Peter caught on, "but how will we do it without her knowing what we are talking about?"

Remus laughed, "Wormy, this is me you're talking to, I can re-phrase anything, and with Lily here," he nodded to her, "we will have her baffled and our club together in no time."

"Or," Katy stood up, "Oi everyone!"

The remaining students looked around to Katy, who was now stood on the table between the couches.

"You know that defense club that the Marauders are planning?" there was a muffled response, "well you do now, due to our lack of Prongs-ness we have decided to have out first lesson … tonight … at eight … in the Come and Go Room," Katy paused so Remus could give her the information, "in the very likely case you do not know where that is, talk to one of us here," she gestured, "and please tell everyone who might be interested, ASAP. Thank you." Katy sat back down.

"Wow, Sirius is a very bad influence on you Kate…" Mary said awestruck.

"Ah well," Katy shrugged.

"Can we go and see James now?" Lily spoke for the first time since she left the forest; over five hours ago.

No one could see a reason why they shouldn't so the seven of them left there places and headed for the Hospital wing, stopping occasionally to tell someone where the Come and Go Room was to random students in the corridors.

When they entered the Hospital they found that James's bed was the only one taken and that Sirius was asleep by his head. Katy lightly shook him awake and told them that they had been told everything.

Lily stared down at James, who was now under the covers and in blue striped hospital pajamas, and made a decision.

"I'm going to find Black and Severus." She muttered and left the room.

There was an awkward silence after she left.

"What shall we do about her?" Peter asked, "Pranking wise."

"I had an idea," Sirius said sleepily.

Everyone turned to look at him.

"Katy?" he turned to her.

"Yes."

"You don't mind if I shove my tongue down my best friends throat do you?"

"Of course not, go ahead."

"Cheers"

"What are you talking about?" Alice asked confused.

"Will you play Moony?" Sirius ignored her question.

Remus hesitated, "OK…."

"Brilliant."

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Sirius's plan was completely ridicules, but he was so insistent that he did it that Remus had no choice but to agree.

The first step of his insane plan was very simple, let him be seen my Umbridge, with Katy.

"Mr. Black! Miss. Clark!" Umbridge's high voice cut though the chatter in the courtyard.

Sirius and Katy laughed as Umbridge came striding over to them and forced them apart.

"Girls and boys are not permitted to be within six inches of each other!" she barked at them

"Oh, yeah, I forgot about that…" Sirius said very sarcastically, making the crowd they had attracted snigger.

"Well then," Sirius turned to Remus and grabbed his collar, and kissed him full on the lips.

The crowd around them gasped and Remus placed a hand on the back of Sirius's head and pulled him closer.

"Oh… My… Well…" Umbridge spluttered.

Remus and Sirius broke apart, so a lot of complaits from the watching audience.

"You said girls and boys are not permitted to be within six inches of each other, you didn't say anything about boys and boys." Remus looked proudly up and the clearly dumfounded face of Dolores Umbridge.

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The end of chapter ten! Whoop! Whoop!

Some slight fake Remus/Sirius action going on there, if you want me to I might put more in, but nothing to mad, it would distract from the plot.

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Extracts from Chapter Eleven - The

"I love you!"

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"Centaurs you say?"

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"But sir, surely that's homophobic!"

"Why you are right, it is."

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