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Chapter 19: The Removal Of Mr Wormtail
16th August. 1998. 12.00pm...
"Hmm... Harry have you got the map on you?" James asked while they waited on lunch to be made. Harry nodded taking it out of his pocket, "Can I see it for a moment?" Harry nodded again and handed it to his Father.
"What are you thinking Prongs?" Remus asked.
"I'm thinking we should take Wormtail's name off it." he replied, the other two Marauders nodded.
Remus took his wand out and put the tip on the parchment while James and Sirius just put a finger on it.
"Mr Moony requests the map to allow him access to it's secrets." Remus started.
"Mr Padfoot reminds the map it has to obey what we say." Sirius continued.
"Mr Prongs would like to remind the map that the Marauders created it so have full rights to access the information it holds." James finished.
Red ink started appearing on the parchment. When it was done the map read, 'Where is Mr Wormtail? I will not allow you access unless you have a valid reason, you thick heads.'
"Mr Wormtail is dead." Harry answered.
'Who's that? He sounds familiar.'
"That is the son of Mr Prongs." Sirius announced.
'Okay, okay, you pushy git's.' the map printed. It proceed to print a series of complicated lines.
"Messrs Moony, Padfoot and Prongs command you to remove the name of Messer Wormtail. He is a traitor and is no longer a Marauder." the Marauders said together.
'... A traitor... He was a git anyway, consider it done - idiots.' the map printed on a blank space before a cluster of lines in the middle started glowing white before fading.
"The Marauders say thank you and goodbye. Mischief Managed."
'Goodbye foolish people.' the map printed before going blank.
"Seems the map likes name calling." Harry chuckled.
"Well... When we were making it the map gained some of our personalities... It gained a mind of it's own in a way, it insults anyone who uses it to some extent." James explained frowning, "It knows we created it so it'll only use names we called each other."
"Uh oh." Remus muttered. "Fred! George! Come here for a moment."
"Yes oh great and wise Marauder?" Fred asked as they approached.
"By any chance did the map insult you when you tried to use it?" Remus asked.
"Yes it did. Care to explain that?" George asked.
"The map gained some of our personalities when we made it." Sirius told them, "We were just telling Harry that it know's we made it so it will only use the names we used to describe each other."
"Are you aware it picked up Minerva's favourite phrase?" Fred asked, "'You blithering idiots'."
"Yes, Moony here used something similar to that often when talking to me and Paddy." James smirked. "It was Minnie who heard it off him one day and she used it ever since."
"Not true. I said 'You two are the biggest bumbling idiots I'd ever met'." Remus chuckled. "Minerva heard that and used 'you blithering idiots' since then."
Sirius's face was screwed up in concentration, he suddenly sighed, frustrated, "It's no use, I can't remember it clearly."
Harry frowned, "I'll be right back." he said before getting up and going over to Draco and Astoria.
"Need something Harry?" Astoria asked.
"Yes actually. Do either of you know any potions or spells that can help someone recover memories? Sirius is having trouble remembering and I think it's driving him mad." he explained.
Draco looked thoughtful, "I have a potion that might help." he admitted, "It's called 'Memento Quod et tu dementors cepit'. Remember you were with me when it was used on people on the light who were in Azkaban last year?"
"You created that potion and called it 'Remember what the dementors took from you' in Latin?" Harry chuckled, "Very original. Though I suppose it explains why you didn't tell us what it meant."
"Hey, it tell's you what it's for." Draco shrugged. "I have a batch made at the Mannor, do you want me to go get a vial for him? It should be taken before eating." he added.
"If you would be so kind." Harry nodded.
Draco got up and left so Harry stood and talked to Astoria for a while.
"So how have you been?" he asked.
"Up and down. Pregnancy doesn't look hard until you experience it." she chuckled, "The morning sickness is a pain and apparently it get's worse further along but I'm looking forward to being a Mum." she smiled.
"How did your sister take it?"
"Well... I spent most of last night trying to get Draco out of ferret form. Daphne didn't take the news of our plans as well as my parents did, she turned him into a ferret and I couldn't undo it, neither could Cissy." she frowned, "No idea how Daphne did it but Draco had to force himself into his Lycan form before going back to human and he said it hurt a little."
"That's odd. Do you want me to come talk to her next time you go see her? I don't know her that well but she might tell me what she did." he shrugged.
"It's a nice offer but I'll get it out of her eventually. I'll tell her it's to help keep Draco in line." she giggled. "He's certainly not keen for a repeat of that experience."
"I can imagine." he laughed, "So how are you liking the memories?"
"There very... Informative? Detailed? I just can't beleive half the things you, Ron and Hermione have done." she admitted, "People would call you crazy if they knew half of it."
"They did that when I was 15 and they didn't know any of my story." Harry pointed out as Ginny joined them.
"Hello you two. What are you talking about?" she asked.
"Oh just Draco being stuck as a ferret most of last night thanks to my lovely sister." Astoria replied innocently making Ginny giggle.
"I'm going to leave you two women to talk. I need to talk Sirius into something anyway." Harry smiled before heading back over to his Father, Sirius and Remus, the twins had disappeared at some point. "Sirius? What if I told you I had a way to help you remember your memories easier?" he asked.
"Then I'd be eternally grateful." he replied as Draco came back in and joined them.
"In that case Draco? Do you want to explain?" Harry questioned the blonde.
"Certainly. When I was 16 just before school started after the summer, I was developing a line of healing potions working from my own notes and some of Uncle Sev's notes. While I was doing this I decided to make a potion that helps people recover memories they've lost from being exposed to dementors for extended periods of time." he explained.
He pulled a vial out of his pocket that was filled with a bright blue potion that had white swirls going through it. It looked a bit like a memory in a pensive, neither liquid or gas.
"I came up with this and it works. If you're willing Sirius you can take this just before you eat, it works better that way." he explained.
"What exactly does it do and how do you know it works?" Sirius asked hesitantly.
"It's called ''Memento Quod et tu dementors cepit' it means 'Remember what the dementors took from you' in Latin. That's what it dose, it returns your memories to full strength and brings back those you've forgotten completely. I know it works because it's been tested multiple times, it's a registered potion too, I had it registered but it's not well known because hardly anyone leaves Azkaban after 10 years, if they do they recover on their own." he shrugged. "It's not got anything poisonous or dangerous in it." he added.
"You say it's been tested. Who tested it?" James asked.
"Uncle Sev checked it to make sure it wasn't dangerous first then I got Aunt Bella to take it, as well as the other Death Eater's that escaped with her. It's been tested on people from the light side too. The people who were thrown in Azkaban during the war for upsetting the Death Eater's tried it and it never caused any damage inside or out."
"Apparently the only thing bad about it is the taste." Harry added, "I helped him test it on people on the light side, they wouldn't trust him otherwise." he explained, "They said it tastes like a mix between a pepper Every-Flavour bean and saltwater."
"Peppery saltwater? Gross." Sirius shuddered, "But I'll go mad if I keep trying to force my memories to return. It's worth a shot." he shrugged, Draco handed him the vial, "I'll take it just before eating then?"
"Would be best. Help's the taste too." Draco added.
"I'd imagine." Remus chuckled as Molly called saying lunch was ready.
They all headed through to the kitchen and sat down in front of a plate of pasta.
"Here it goes." Sirius opened the vial and drank it in one. He gasped when he finished, "Ack! That is horrible." he quickly started eating to get rid of the taste.
When everyone had finished Draco turned to Sirius.
"How'd you feel?" he asked making everyone look curious.
"Draco provided a potion that'll help Sirius remember the memories the dementors took." Harry explained. They all nodded and looked at Sirius. "So how do you feel Snuffles?"
Sirius glared at the name, "Don't call me Snuffles!" he growled, Harry just smirked, "And I feel odd... Like my mind's spinning but it's not painful." he frowned.
"That's the normal reaction to the potion." Draco nodded looking at his watch. "Remus you might want to steady him." he said. Remus nodded from next to Sirius and grabbed his shoulder as Sirius swayed in his chair holding his head as though he was dizzy. "5... 4... 3... 2... 1! Done, your memories are back."
"What the - You never said anything about it making people dizzy." Sirius shook his head like a dog. "You're right though, my memories are way more clearer."
"Did you really doubt my skills?" Draco smirked, "I've been making my own potions for at least 4 years now."
"Wait... You made that potion?" Lily asked.
"Yes. He created it when he was 16." Cissy nodded. "Draco's been making them since he was 14." she added, "Mostly healing ones."
"And they've helped quite a few people." Astoria smiled at her blushing fiancée.
"That's quite advanced." Dora said shocked.
"I know that. Uncle Sev's notes helped. There's one I'm currently working on and so far I've..."
"Created a lot of explosions." Cissy cut her son off, "I know what one your meaning."
"How many have you actually created?" Remus asked.
"Since I was 14 at least 4 that actually do something. I've improved most of the common healing potions too, pain reducers, Pepper-up potion, Skele-Grow and Dreamless sleep."
"How long did it take you to improve those?" Lily questioned.
Draco frowned, "It took longer for the more complicated ones but about a year for the day to day potions. I'm still trying to improve Dreamless sleep to make it stronger without wearing off faster." he admitted.
"What's the one you're working on?" Alice asked curiously.
"Umm... It's supposed to help with the effects of PTSD, or remove it completely if I can." he admitted looking significantly at Harry, Ron and Hermione. "I've been trying to get it right since I first became friendly with the those three."
"He has." Hermione nodded, "Speaking of which... Harry when's our next check up with Poppy?"
"Hmm... I think it was on the 28th, just before we go back to school." he frowned, "It could be the 2nd of September though."
"We'll owl her later." Ron smiled.
"Do you have any idea how long you'll have Post Traumatic Stress Disorder?" Lily asked.
"Poppy said the way we are with it now could last a year or more..." Hermione sighed, "It's never going to go away fully because of how it developed but it'll get better. Draco's trying to speed up the process." she smiled at the blonde.
"Nothing's impossible. I almost have it, the last explosion was about 2 months ago and I only need a few more weeks before I'll have it." Draco smiled. "And Professor Slughorn agreed to double check that it's not poisonous."
"Good. We don't like being poisoned thank you very much." Ron said firmly.
"I wouldn't poison anyone on purpose." Draco frowned, "Except that stupid attempt years ago with..."
"Draco shut up. Not everyone knows about that." Harry cut him off.
"Right, I forgot..." he admitted sheepishly.
"So what are we going to do for the rest of the day then?" Amber asked after they had cleaned up after eating lunch and were sitting in the kitchen.
"I know I said we'd continue the memories after lunch but it's up to yourselves. I have to nip out for an hour or so." Harry told them, "Another meeting at the bank. Then we'll continue the memories after dinner."
"There not still mad at you are they?" Regulus asked.
"No it's something else." he grinned, "And a surprise so don't bother asking. Not even these three know yet." he added nodding towards Ginny, Ron and Hermione.
"He's right." Ron muttered.
"We have no idea." Hermione agreed.
"And your blocking it effectively." Ginny sighed, "It better not be dangerous what ever the 'surprise' is."
"It's not and you'll like it." Harry said mysteriously, "I'm just not telling anyone until I'm sure it's going to happen."
"You live to annoy people. You know that don't you?" Ron asked.
"Absolutely. You do it too if you hadn't noticed." he smirked.
"He's right Ron, you do it as well. All three of you because Hermione dose it too." Neville grinned.
"Well... It's fun." Hermione shrugged with a smirk.
"Annoying when you don't know something, but fun when you do and no one else dose." James nodded, "That was our favourite game to play at school."
"And you constantly annoyed Gryffindor tower with it." Frank smirked, "I think you got hexed at least 10 times playing that game."
"Yes mostly those two though." Remus chuckled, "I'll admit I got hit a few times for encouraging them."
"Why did you encourage them then?" Regulus asked.
"Do you have any idea how annoying it is trying to study or read with the two of them bouncing around and humming 'I know something you don't know' as loud as they can?"
"Fair point." Dora nodded, "I remember them doing it when I was in 1st year, your 7th." she added. "I was so tempted to hex them."
"What was it you knew anyway?" Lily asked her husband.
Sirius and James both blushed.
"You dont want to know." Sirius told her, "Really you don't."
"Lily you know what it was..." James said looking at his wife and humming softly in a seemingly random tune.
"Oh yeah... I forgot about that." when she noticed everyone's confused looks she shook her head, "Sirius is right, you really don't want to know."
"Right. I must be off, I'll see you in an hour maybe more depending on how this goes." Harry smiled, he said his goodbyes and left through the back door. A minute later everyone heard the tell tale 'Pop' of Apparation.
"Told you he was hiding something." Hermione said immediately.
"He's still not going to tell us what." Ron pointed out.
"And as I said he'll tell us when he's ready to."
Everyone split up into groups or couples and went to find something to do until Harry returned.