A/N OMG, it's an update that didn't take three years! Are you shocked? Lol.
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"Headmaster?" Slughorn asked while simultaneously eyeing McGonagall who looked like she was going to cry. It's possible that her hysteria was caused by the fact that James was sitting up in the hospital bed brandishing a petition entitled 'The Noble Fight to end the Treachery of Qudditch'.
"Yes, Professor?" Dumbledore asked serenely.
"Do you realize that we've left all the Slytherins glued to the ceiling?"
"…Yes, I am aware of the situation…" Dumbledore responded with a nod.
"Uh-huh, so…shouldn't we try to get them down?"
"Indeed."
"Now?"
"Yes. Let's go. Minerva will you be all right here by yourself?" Dumbledore asked eyeing the distraught Deputy Headmistress.
"The game is in five days." McGonagall answered as though she hadn't heard him.
"AND WE MUST ACT TO END QUDDITCH BEFORE THIS GAME OCCURS!" James interrupted. At this point McGonagall looked like she wanted to die and Dumbledore motioned over her head to Poppy clearly asking the nurse to keep an eye on the Gryffindor head of house whilst he was tending to the Slytherins. Dumbledore and Slughorn exited the hall to the sounds of Lily asking James out again.
At the Slytherin common room…
"Do you realize you've left us here for two days?" Malfoy called down.
"Indeed." Dumbledore said nodding and peering through the portrait hole looking for anymore of the substance that had sent the Slytherins up there.
"…GET US DOWN…" Snape snapped.
"We're working on that right now Mr. Snape." Slughorn assured.
"Horace, what do you think this is?"
"Well, it's a potion of some sort; I'd guess a semi-permanent sticking charm."
"Yes…"
"STOP SAYING YES AND GET US DOWN OLD MAN." Malfoy shouted down his face red from all the blood rushing to his head. Dumbledore ignored the Malfoy heir in favor of talking to the Potion's master.
"I have a suspicion that this may be what was used on the other four."
"…It's possible."
"All right then, Horace, I'll stay here with the Slytherins and you go down to your classroom and gather any mysterious looking goo you can find on the floor." Dumbledore ordered. "What color was the stuff that sent you up there?"
"Pink." Snape answered through gritted teeth.
"Oh, yes, thank you, Severus." Dumbledore replied. "All right then Horace, look for some mysterious pink goo, I think you can run an analysis on it and find out what the potion does, can't you?"
"Yes, Headmaster, I can."
"All right then I'll just keep the Slytherins company while you do that." Dumbledore replied cheerfully as the students above him groaned and mumbled about being trapped with a muggle loving old coot having no idea that they were about to be acting the exact same way.
Back to the Hospital Wing…
"Why is it that these things always happen to my students? No other houses have these problem, no of course not, it's only my Gryffindors that go around playing stupid pranks and getting into accidents. For Merlin's sake, what am I going to have to do, put a tracking charm on them?"
"…Well, Gryffindors always were a bit reckless."
"Thanks for the reassurance, Poppy." McGonagall responded dryly to the nurse who was attempting to get Sirius to swallow a potion for his cold but was unable to because the Gryffindor in question was only interested in telling her his views on house unity.
"And stubborn, don't forget stubborn."
"Aww, but your lives would be so boring without us, isn't that right, Poppy, dear?" Remus asked.
"…"
"He was supposed to be the responsible one, we made him a prefect!" McGonagall said hysterically.
"Calm down, Minerva, I'm sure we'll be able to turn them back to normal…eventually." The nurse added the last part under her breath.
"Rebus! Bebave youbself! Youb ubsebbing Probessor Mbonaball!" (Remus! Behave yourself! You're upsetting Professor McGonagall.
"You talk funny."
"Remus, that was uncalled for!" James reprimanded.
"I just had the best idea to prank the Slytherins!" Lily exclaimed excitedly.
"Really, what is it?" Remus asked.
"Rebus, Liby, we dob nob prab the Slyberins, we neeb tob habe inber hoube unbity." (Remus, Lily, we do not prank the Slytherins we need to have inter house unity.)
"Riiiiiiight." Remus responded sarcastically. Lily didn't answer she was currently thinking up a new woo James plan.
"I've got it!" Lily exclaimed.
"What?" Remus asked.
"You'll see." Lily answered.
"Do you think since Remus and Lily are acting like Sirius and James that they'll be able to play Qudditch as well?"
"…No…"
Back to the Slytherins…
"I've collected the goo, Headmaster, and I'm in the process of making the potion." Slughorn said coming up to Dumbledore but not looking into the common room.
"I don't think that will be entirely necessary, Horace."
"And why's that, Headmaster?"
"Well, because I know what it does, if you'll look into the common room you'll see what I mean." Dumbledore replied moving to his left so Slughorn could see in easier. Slughorn looked into the room and was tempted to cry, his house, made up almost entirely of rich purebloods had turned into what their parents would call blood traitors, meaning that he was going to have to deal with some seriously angry pureblood witches and wizards. This day just kept getting better and better.
"Hello, professor. Have you seen James and Sirius? I've been wanting to apologize to them for how rude I've been." Snape said walking up to Dumbledore.
"Uh…they're in the hospital wing." Slughorn replied.
"Oh no! Did something happen to my dear big brother?" Regulas Black exclaimed walking over to them. "I've been meaning to speak to him! I've finally seen the light, Slytherins are nasty evil people, we should all aspire to be like our Gryffindor counter parts." A cheer went up through the crowd at his words and Slughorn looked slightly scared and backed up a few steps. "May I go visit my brother, Professor?" Regulas asked.
"Uh…sure…" Slughorn replied gaping at his seeker.
"Thank you, sir." Regulas said before exiting the common room and heading down the corridor toward the hospital wing.
"Now professor, I've been meaning to speak to you about redecorating our common room, it's far too dreary…" Lucius Malfoy exclaimed walking over to Slughorn and Dumbledore.
"I think you've got this under control, Horace." Dumbledore said smiling in amusement while Slughorn looked horrified as Malfoy started telling him of his plans to redo the common room in all red so as to better show their appreciation for their Gryffindor counterparts.
"…Now I know how Minerva feels…" Slughorn muttered under his breath,
Back at the Hospital Wing…
Dumbledore walked into the hospital wing to find Minerva and Poppy gaping at something to his left. Sirius was yelling something indistinguishable to Remus, and James had placed his hands over his ears and was yelling about how he would never ever go out with someone. Dumbledore turned to his left and immediately found the source of the commotion, Lily Evans was standing on top of her hospital bed holding a hairbrush as though it were a microphone and singing loudly and off key.
"Every
breath you take, Every move you make, Every bond you break, Every
step you take
I'll be watching you." She screeched. Sirius
clapped his hands over his ears and James started yelling for
McGonagall to shut her up. Remus was uttering words of encouragment
to the girl and Poppy and Minerva both looked slightly scared.
"Every
single day, Every word you say, Every game you play, Every night you
stay,
I'll be watching you."
"Shub her ub! She'b hurbing by eabs!" (Shut her up! She's hurting my ears!)
"Oh, cant you see, You belong to me, How my poor heart aches, With every step you take."
"I DO NOT BELONG TO HER! I'LL NEVER GO OUT WITH YOU! NEVER!"
"Every move you make, Every vow you break, Every smile you fake, Every claim you stake I'll be watching you."
"SHE WANTS TO STALK ME PROFESSOR!" James exclaimed hysterically.
A/N That is all for now, next chapter we shall witness the Regulas and Sirius (gasp) get along, and watch as Snape institutes hug your fellow student day. Boohohahaha. (cackles evily)
