TWENTY-FIVE- Third year- on the train

"JAMES! PETER!" exclaimed Sirius as he threw open the compartment door.

"Sirius!" Peter squeaked and walked into the compartment followed by James.

"Did you see Remus?" James asked as he gestured to the seat next to him.

"No, but he'll be here soon," Sirius responded and sat down.

"Good. We have to tackle him and take his trunk when he comes in."

"Here he comes!" exclaimed Peter.

James opened the compartment door and looked down the corridor and shouted, "REMUS! Over here!"

A minute later Remus was sitting down and taking his time searching through his trunk.

"Remus," Sirius said anxiously, "just pull it out!"

"Hold on! It's at the bottom with the rest of my books!"

Sirius couldn't wait any longer. He jumped out of his seat and started taking things out of Remus's trunk and throwing them at the owner.

"Sirius! Quit it! I had everything the way I wanted it!"

"Found it! James, what was the password again?"

James ripped the book out of Sirius's hands and said clearly, "Hogwarts 1944." The book fell open in his hands and writing began slinking across the pages.

Teachers' Notebook

McGonagall

Dumbledore

Sprout

Flitwick

Slughorn

A new year! Huzzah!

Whoop de do.

Don't be so thrilled, Minerva, you might hurt yourself.

Maybe I would be more excited if I weren't so tired because someone forgot to get a bunch of stuff and sent me out to get it, eh, Albus?

I have no recollection of such an event!

Then I guess I can throw out these healing potions from Diagon Alley someone asked me to get for Poppy!

NO! Don't do that!

That's what I thought.

AH! I can't find the spell book I'm looking for! Minerva, did you take any of my books?

No. Are you sure you didn't borrow it from the library and Irma Pince took it back?

Yes! I'm sure that the one I'm looking for is mine because I wrote in it and it didn't try to eat me!

Well I don't have it.

I'm missing a Charms book, too!

I think Horace asked about a potions book he didn't want lying around earlier, too.

Rolanda couldn't find her book of Quidditch rules.

Albus…

Hmm?

Dumbledore!

WHAT?!

Where are the books?

I can't help it if you misplace things!

HEY! There's an empty spot on my shelf! You took one of my books too!

I did not!

Liar! I don't misplace things; remember?

School hasn't even started and everyone's already mad at me!

Albus, I will give you paperwork again if you don't give us the books back!

I don't have them.

Maybe I can take some of Slughorn's things and then frame Black and owl Walburga…

NO! I've only just recovered! Fine! Your book are in the staffroom under a floorboard under one of the couches, can't remember which.

Well go get them!

ME?

Yes! You took them, so FETCH!

Meh.

Does anyone have an idea why Horace has paper spread all over his desk?

He still hasn't gotten me back for knocking his Crystallized Pineapple out the window. He might be plotting.

-sigh- People have this staff so messed up.

What? They really expect us to act like we do in class all the time? Do you know how boring life would get?

I thought you defined that as 'peaceful'.

If we were to act the same was we did in class all the time that would be BORING, life is PEACEFUL when you DON'T AGGRAVATE YOUR STAFF ON PURPOSE!

Pffft. That'd be boring.

I'm sure.

Roar. Half an hour until they all come back.

I suggest leaving the Gryffindor Common Room, then.

Hey, I'm inspecting!

From a chair in front of the fireplace, perhaps?

Exactly.

AH! The train got here early! Look!

NO!

To the Great Hall!

­In a carriage

James

Sirius

Remus

Peter

AHHH!! SUPER-DUPER FUNNY!!

I think one of my ribs just cracked!

Alright, I admit it! I'm glad I brought the book back!

I can't wait for more! I hope we can figure out their weaknesses.

I've no doubt we will. Who knew that McGonagall and Dumbledore bickered like that?

I don't know, but it's funny stuff!

Aw man, we're here.

We can't laugh too much during the feast; otherwise we'll get chucked into detention right away for suspicion.

We're already in detention for the first two months.

Well we're free after that, right?

Yeah…

Let's not pull anything till then. I know it's hard, but I think we can do it! Remus,

I know, I know. I need to keep you from plotting.

Good man!

Teeheehee.

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