Disclaimer: I do not own any character here
that you recognise, they belong to JK Rowling and I don't intend want to make
any money off of this. However, anything you don't recognise is mine, and I own
that and the plotlines, however weak they may be. Thanks, all.
Chapter 14: The End of Term
Everyone
put their glasses down and piled their plates with food. Everyone except James,
Remus, Lily and Peter. Sirius might have been nervous, but he could no more not
eat than he could voluntarily stop breathing. As the loud noise of hundreds of
happy students filled the room, the five looked nervously up at the staff
table. Had their plan worked? What they saw made Sirius choke on his Yorkshire
pudding.
The
entire faculty were now 11 years old. An auburn haired Albus Dumbledore and a
blonde, chubby Dunworthy were chasing a prissy looking Minerva McGonagall
around the table. As they young Minnie tripped up over her over sized robes,
the two boys jumped on her, pulling her hair and tickling her. Professor Malfoy
looked angry at the sight of the three happy Gryffindor ex-teachers, and was
holding his wand as though he was about to hex them. Professor Headley was
sitting on her chair, looking very blonde and beautiful, with a look that said
she would rather be anywhere but here. Professor Flitwick, even tinier than
before, was organizing the rest of the teachers into playing a came of 'chase'.
The
five friends, hardly able to concentrate because they were laughing so much,
turned around to see how the rest of the school were reacting. As more and more
students noticed that most of the noise in the Hall was coming from the high
table, they turned to see what was going on, before starting to laugh
hysterically. Soon the entire Hall was watching, and the young teachers
eventually noticed.
"Why are you all staring at us?" Dunworthy asked.
"Where are all the teachers?" Flitwick said.
"Who cares?" the young Dumbledore replied. "Lets go eat!"
the Professors all jumped off the dais and joined their house tables.
Dumbledore, Dunworthy and McGonagall all walked over to the Gryffindor Table
and sat down next to Peter. "Hello!" Dumbledore said cheerfully.
"Hello!" the five replied, then introduced themselves.
"I'm Albus, this Keith and Minnie." Dumbledore replied.
"How long does the potion last for?" Lily whispered to
Sirius.
"About and hour," he replied; "so if we can keep them here
for that long, we can see their reaction when they change back!" he grinned.
The meal progressed well, even
though the students were a bit wary that they had found their 11-year-old
professors sitting next to them. Lily, James, Sirius and Remus found themselves
getting on really well with Dumbledore and Dunworthy, who also seemed to have a
great liking for practical jokes.
Exactly
an hour after the potion had begun, there were several loud pops and the real
Professors reappeared, looking extremely baffled. The students couldn't help
it; they burst into laughter, and as the Professor's memories came back, most
of them joined in. In fact, the only people in the entire Hall who weren't
laughing were Headley and Malfoy, who had a rather large amount of personal
dignity and didn't see the funny side at all. Headley also, to their distress,
looked like she had a good idea who had pulled the prank.
Dumbledore
wiped his streaming eyes and stood up, talking from where he was. "I think you
will all agree that the feast was most excellent, and that you have had a
little extra…entertainment, shall we say?" he chuckled. "It is now my delight
to wish you all a fantastic holiday and remember –" he looked straight at Lily,
James and Sirius, "No Magic." The Hall groaned.
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The
next afternoon the five sat in the Hogwarts Express looking and feeling very
glum. They had been happy enough while travelling, but now, as they neared
Kings Cross, they began to realise it was the summer. No school, and for Lily
and Sirius, no friends, for over two months. As the train pulled in, the got
their trunks down and had the door open before the train was even stopped. On
the platform they turned to each other. "Well, this is it," Lily said, "Big
summer goodbyes."
"No," James said fiercely, "We've all got owls, we
can write, and Lily and Sirius can come visit me!" Both expectant visitors
grinned; they weren't looking forward to spending the entire summer with just
their families. At least James Remus and Peter lived in the same place. "Ok!"
they all agreed happily.
Suddenly
Lily spotted her parents. "Mum!" Dad!" she shrieked. She hugged the boys
quickly, then ran to her parents. "Hi! Its good to be home, I've missed you!
Guess what we did at the feast…"
The
boys looked after her. Then, as they spotted their own parents, they all said
goodbye and left to see their parents. The year was over.
The End
(For
now)
Authors Note: for those who have asked, this is a series, and yes, I've already
started writing year two, so the next parts will be up as soon as I get them
typed up. Of course, that could be a lot longer from now on, as I go back to
school on Thursday, dammit!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! (yeah, that's
right, I don't wanna go back. And what?) so anyway, I'll get it up when I can.