iA/N: OKEY DAY, here's the third part in my story! Just in case you all get confused, Nagini is ol Voldie's snake, remember? Thanks everyone who reviewed so far, I really appreciate it! Once again, I'm always open for suggestions on how to make my fics better, so if you guys(or gals) have anymore, just tell me.
Disclaimer:*sarcastically* yah, I own the great HP.*just kidding!* JK owns HP, I own the plot./i
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Harry, Ron, & Hermione were into their 17th game of exploding snap, when their compartment door slid open. Malfoy walked in, flanked by Crabbe & Goyle as always. He gave them his best sneer." Well, well, well. If it isn't Potty Weasel & Mudblood back again. Didn't think you'd come back, after what happened last year, Potty."
Harry rolled his eyes." This is getting really old Malfoy. How about you just leave us alone already? Your presence isn't exactly graceful or anything" he responded coolly, not looking up from their game. Malfoy seemed taken back at this statement, which he stood quietly for a few seconds." The Dark Lord will get you this time Potter, you just wait" he snapped, waiting for an outburst of some kind. Ron answered for Harry
." Right, that's what he said the last, what was it? four or five times? I don't see Harry in a coffin at the moment, so do us all a favor and get out already" Malfoy, seemed even more taken by this, whirled around, slamming the door as he left. Hermione was staring at them both." That's the first time I've ever seen you two not get hot-headed over something that jerk's said. Ron, you especially!" she remarked bemusedly.
Ron grinned sweetly." I've been working on the temper thing Hermione. Hey, we're almost there. time to put on our robes I guess." he said, looking out the window. The three of them put their Hogwarts robes over their clothes, and stepped out of the train.
Harry looked around for his cousin, but didn't see him anywhere. They made their way into one of the horseless carriages, Neville got in a few seconds later." Hi guys. I lost Trevor again" he said miserably, looking around for his toad. Harry smiled. Does he ever NOT lose Trevor? Harry thought to himself.
Neville snapped him out of his thoughts." I heard your cousin, Dudley or something, is here for magic training." he said interested that the cousin Harry always said he hated, was coming here. Harry nodded." Yeah, we found out he does have some magic in him, so he's coming here. He's gotten a lot nicer though.' Harry replied, thinking about his summer amusedly. The carriages stopped, & the four of them scrambled out, walking towards Hogwarts, witch loomed ahead of them. Harry sighed happily" Home again" he said to Ron cheerfully. Ron nodded fervently." Finally back! I wonder if I'll make the team this year?" he questioned to himself mostly, as they walked into the Great Hall, ducking Peeves who was throwing very chalky erasers at everyone.
Harry & Ron snorted with laughter as they saw Fred & George, covered in white chalk. Both were yelling, threatening to experiment their new creations on the annoying poltergeist. They sat down at their table, finally looking at the first years, who had lined up. Ron was looking with a suffering face, at the empty dishes." The sorting better not take long, I'm hungry" he said. Hermione raised her eyebrow." You're always hungry" she replied. Harry watched, transfixed at the sorting hat, which Professor Mcgonagall had just pulled out.
((A/N: I'm not going to do this is alphabetical order, im not in the mood))
"Alrick, Mena!"
"SLYTHERIN!"
"Blair, Cody!"
"HUFFLEPUFF!"
"Creevey, Lisa!"
"GRYFFINDOR!"
Harry groaned loudly, his hands over his face, sinking into his chair. another Creevey?! Great, another person who liked to take pictures...
"Johnson, Orion!"
"HUFFLEPUFF!"
"Sherist, Naomi!"
"SLYTHERIN!"
"Dursley, Dudley!"
"HUFFLEPUFF!"
"Minx, Letarra!"
"GRYFFINDOR!"
"Fortuna, Joshua!"
"RAVENCLAW!"
"Lay, Cormin!"
"RAVENCLAW!"
Moss, Linda!
GRYFFINDOR!
the last girl was sorted into Gryffindor. Harry thought she looked oddly familiar, though he couldn't place how. The blonde-headed girl sat down beside Hermione, and immediately began eating as soon as there was food. She looked at Harry curiously." You look familiar somehow, and I don't mean because you're famous or anything, serious." she remarked calmly. Harry, Ron, Hermione, & half the table stared at her. She looked around, amused." What? Surprised I just said that or something? Or is everyone supposed to hero-worship him all the time?" she said in a confident voice. The Table, after giving her some interested glances, went back to their own conversations.
Harry grinned at her." Thanks. You look familiar too, for some reason. I didn't really catch your name when you were sorted. This is Ron Weasley, & Hermione Granger, my best friends" Harry said, nodding towards Ron & Hermione. The girl smiled." Hi Ron, Hermione. I'm Linda Moss. I've heard so much about Hogwarts from my mom. There was one boy from Slytherin she said her & her best friends really-" Linda suddenly looked towards the staff table and gave a gasp." Him! Right there, that greasy-looking teacher. WhatsHisFace, oh yeah, Severus Snape" she said, practically jumping out of her seat. Harry looked at Snape, then back.
" Everyone probably hated Snape. I know he hated my dad and his best friends ever since he first met them, and still, he hates them. Hates me too, come to think about it. Stay clear of him, and don't get into much trouble, cause if he hates your mom, then he's bound to hate you too." said Harry matter-of-factly.
The hall went quiet as Dumbledore stood up. He smiled, his eyes twinkling, though he seemed more alert than usual." Welcome back everyone, to another year at Hogwarts! First off, I would like to remind you all, that Voldemort has indeed risen. I repeat, we are as strong as we are united, as weak as we are divided. On a better note, I would like to welcome our DADA Professor, whom many of you had before. Professor Lupin!"
Everyone suddenly noticed Professor Lupin, & cheered wildly for him, or at least, Ravenclaw, Hufflepuff, 7 Gryffindor did. The Slytherin table stayed silent, glaring at him with utter disgust. Lupin smiled at everyone jovially, waving hello to everyone. Snape was turning an interesting shade of red. Everyone could see their professor was trying his hardest not to laugh.
" Also with us, is Professor Lupin's dog, Snuffles, who will be residing at Hogwarts, so don't be startled if he wanders through the halls at night." Dumbledore concluded his speech, by sitting down. Ron, Hermione, & Harry's eyes were locked onto the shaggy bear-like dog that sat by Lupin, He looked towards them, giving a doggy-grin, before lying down, closing his eyes. Harry turned back to his food, to find Linda, also staring at the dog, but went back to her own food plate. After the plates had been cleared, everyone went up to their common rooms.
Harry left Ron & Hermione, instead heading towards Professor Lupin & Snuffles. He grinned at them, eyes shining." Meet me in Dumbledore's office at 11:30 tonight; the password is canary creams " he whispered into his ear. Harry nodded, before racing off towards the tower, giving the password.
"Marauder ice"
"Thank you dearie"
Harry clambered into the common room, striding over to Ron & Hermione, who were talking with Linda. He sat down beside them. " So, Linda, you say your mom went here? What house was she in?" Hermione asked. Linda smiled, nodding her head." Yeah, she was in Gryffindor, said she had a group of best friends, one of them, I think her name was Raven Lupine, or something like that" Harry suddenly felt as if he remembered that name." Raven Lupin, you mean?" he asked Linda, who nodded, clapping her hands.
" Yeah, that's it, Raven Lupin!" she exclaimed. They talked alittle until 11:00, which, Hermione & Linda could hardly keep their eyes open." That's it , I'm going upstairs. Linda, I'll show you where your dorm is" Hermione declared, going upstairs with Linda in tow. Harry watched them go before turning towards Ron." So what do you think of the new girl so far?" he asked him, giving him a grin. Ron snorted, but looked thoughtful." I was wondering. She said her mum knew someone named Raven Lupin. D'you think this Raven woman could be related to our Professor Lupin?"
Ron mused, talking to both Harry & himself at the same time. Harry shrugged, grabbing his invisibility cloak from his back pocket." I dunno. I'll ask him though. I've got to go" Harry replied in a soft voice, & climbing out of the portrait hole.
Harry made his way towards Dumbledore's office, dodging Filch, Mrs. Norris, & Peeves on the way. Finally, he stopped before the stone gargoyle." canary creams" he whispered. The gargoyle sprang aside for him, and Harry made his way up the spiral staircase, knocking on the door.
"Come in"
Harry opened the door, slipping through, he shut the door, and grinned at Lupin, Dumbledore, & Sirius, who was still in dog form. Harry then saw another person, who he didn't like, ever since last year; Fudge. He stared at him, with a frown on his face.
He looked at Lupin with a questioning gaze, then gave a curt nod of greeting towards the minister." Hello sir" he said shortly. Fudge, gave no indication that he had heard, or even seen Harry, and kept right on arguing with Dumbledore.
"Dumbledore, just because the dementor's have left azk-"
"Just because, Cornelius? You must see that Voldemort is recruiting anyone willing to help him! You're as blind as you were last year. The dementor's have left Azkaban, the prisoners there have escaped, and you're saying it's no big deal?" Dumbledore cut in abruptly.
Harry suddenly felt cold.Ibthe dementor's have left Azkaban?!/I/b he thought to himself frantically, giving a wide-eyed glance towards Lupin & Snuffles, but sending a glare towards Fudge.
"professor Dumbledore is right, Fudge!" Harry cut in, receiving a furious glare from Fudge.
"Oh? And how do you know? Making up lies about the whole thing obviously, the dark lord hasn't-"
"HE HAS RISEN BUT YOU JUST DON'T WANT TO BELIEVE IT!" Harry found himself shouting angrily, hands clenched into fists, a sneer on his face. Lupin put a hand on his shoulder, while Sirius gave him a warning growl. Fudge had turned a scarlet color.
"Fudge, I'm going to have to side with Harry fully on this matter. You don't want to believe that Voldemort is alive, but I assure you, he is." Dumbledore said quietly.
Fudge, finding nothing else to say, strode out, slamming the door loudly. Dumbledore sighed, shaking his head." I hope Hagrid will have better luck" he murmured, before looking at Harry, eyes twinkling merrily." Very determined to prove your point to Mr. Fdge,eh? He said, more of a statement than a question. Harry blushed, embarrassed. Mumbling something incomprehensible. Dumbledore chuckled." I'll leave you to talk, good night you three" Dumbledore walked into another room, closing the door behind him. Lupin sat himself on the desk. Sirius transformed back to himself, grinning wildly, giving Harry a tight hug." You doing ok?" he asked, looking at him up and down, giving an approving smile." You look healthy." He said, a relieved note in his tone of voice. Harry nodded." Yeah. You too, Sirius. Have you been able to catch…?" he trailed off.
Lupin shook his head." Afraid not. But if we do find him, you'll be the first we, or Sirius here, gets besides Albus" he replied in a reassuring tone. Sirius nodded in agreement, settling himself comfortably on the floor. Harry, sat down next to him, before his earlier conversation with Ron came flooding back." Hey Remus? Do you have a sister, named Raven?" he asked, looking towards his professor, to find him looking shocked.
Sirius stared at him with surprise." How'd you know about…Raven…" Remus asked faintly, a dazed look coming into his eyes. Harry tilted his head." There's this new Gryffindor first year named Linda Moss, and she said her mum knew someone named Raven Lupin" Harry explained. Remus nodded." Yes, she was my twin sister. In fact- Wait a minute, did you just say LINDA MOSS?" he said in disbelief, realization crossing his face. Harry nodded, confused. Sirius was staring open-mouthed at Remus." Moony- you don't think she- changed her name back to Moss, or- kept your name, and changed- Linda's-do you?" he said hoarsely.
Remus shrugged helplessly." I don't know Padfoot. We need to find or contact her though. If I had known, I certainly wouldn't have left." He said sadly.
Harry sighed loudly. Remus & Sirius seemed to notice he was there again." Sorry" they chorused. Harry nodded mutely." Who were you talking about?" he asked, wanting to find out why they were acting weird. Remus grinned." Well, Moony, Wormtail, Padfoot & Prongs weren't the only Marauders. They made the map, but there were three other Marauders, who went by Ice, Minx, & Nix. Also known as Natalie Moss, and Lily Potter.." Remus started." Here's how we all met…"
Sirius finished. The two of them launched into the story of how they had all met. Once they finished, Harry sat transfixed on the two of them, grinning lopsidedly, eyes sparkling." WOW. Does Linda know?" he asked. Remus shook his head no." Not yet." He said softly. Sighing heavily, his head looking out the window at the lake. Sirius got up, putting a hand on his godson's shoulder." Get to bed kiddo. You have classes tomorrow. Divination first" Sirius said to him. Harry raised an eyebrow." Ok. But how do you know I have Divination first?" he asked. Sirius winked." I'm your godfather. It's my job to know these things" he said." C'mon, I'll come with you" he said, transforming into his grim-like dog form, accompanying Harry to the common room.
"Marauder Ice"
"Hmm… ok…"
Harry tiptoed upstairs, throwing off his cloak & dressing into his pj's. He shuffled into bed, laying down, noticing Sirius still looking at him. He gazed at him." Isn't Remus going to want you back with him?" he said. Sirius rolled his brown eyes, jumping onto the bed with Harry, curling up next to him. Harry smiled, feeling secure & able to fall asleep without thinking of dreaming…
"Wormtail, have you found Black ?"
"Y-Yes master. He's at Hogwarts with Potter"
"Good, good. I want you to spy on him. You're not to leave until I send Nagini to get you"
"but, h-he'll recognize me-"
"crucio!"
screams fill the chamber once again.
"Yes, m-master"
"Oh, and Wormtail, do not fail me if you don't want to feel my wrath."
"y-y-yes master!"
Harry woke up with a startled cry, eyes wide, he looked at Sirius, who was awake, giving a concerned whine." Wormtail's coming to Hogwarts" he whispered. Sirius looked at him, a growl rising in his throat.
Disclaimer:*sarcastically* yah, I own the great HP.*just kidding!* JK owns HP, I own the plot./i
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Harry, Ron, & Hermione were into their 17th game of exploding snap, when their compartment door slid open. Malfoy walked in, flanked by Crabbe & Goyle as always. He gave them his best sneer." Well, well, well. If it isn't Potty Weasel & Mudblood back again. Didn't think you'd come back, after what happened last year, Potty."
Harry rolled his eyes." This is getting really old Malfoy. How about you just leave us alone already? Your presence isn't exactly graceful or anything" he responded coolly, not looking up from their game. Malfoy seemed taken back at this statement, which he stood quietly for a few seconds." The Dark Lord will get you this time Potter, you just wait" he snapped, waiting for an outburst of some kind. Ron answered for Harry
." Right, that's what he said the last, what was it? four or five times? I don't see Harry in a coffin at the moment, so do us all a favor and get out already" Malfoy, seemed even more taken by this, whirled around, slamming the door as he left. Hermione was staring at them both." That's the first time I've ever seen you two not get hot-headed over something that jerk's said. Ron, you especially!" she remarked bemusedly.
Ron grinned sweetly." I've been working on the temper thing Hermione. Hey, we're almost there. time to put on our robes I guess." he said, looking out the window. The three of them put their Hogwarts robes over their clothes, and stepped out of the train.
Harry looked around for his cousin, but didn't see him anywhere. They made their way into one of the horseless carriages, Neville got in a few seconds later." Hi guys. I lost Trevor again" he said miserably, looking around for his toad. Harry smiled. Does he ever NOT lose Trevor? Harry thought to himself.
Neville snapped him out of his thoughts." I heard your cousin, Dudley or something, is here for magic training." he said interested that the cousin Harry always said he hated, was coming here. Harry nodded." Yeah, we found out he does have some magic in him, so he's coming here. He's gotten a lot nicer though.' Harry replied, thinking about his summer amusedly. The carriages stopped, & the four of them scrambled out, walking towards Hogwarts, witch loomed ahead of them. Harry sighed happily" Home again" he said to Ron cheerfully. Ron nodded fervently." Finally back! I wonder if I'll make the team this year?" he questioned to himself mostly, as they walked into the Great Hall, ducking Peeves who was throwing very chalky erasers at everyone.
Harry & Ron snorted with laughter as they saw Fred & George, covered in white chalk. Both were yelling, threatening to experiment their new creations on the annoying poltergeist. They sat down at their table, finally looking at the first years, who had lined up. Ron was looking with a suffering face, at the empty dishes." The sorting better not take long, I'm hungry" he said. Hermione raised her eyebrow." You're always hungry" she replied. Harry watched, transfixed at the sorting hat, which Professor Mcgonagall had just pulled out.
((A/N: I'm not going to do this is alphabetical order, im not in the mood))
"Alrick, Mena!"
"SLYTHERIN!"
"Blair, Cody!"
"HUFFLEPUFF!"
"Creevey, Lisa!"
"GRYFFINDOR!"
Harry groaned loudly, his hands over his face, sinking into his chair. another Creevey?! Great, another person who liked to take pictures...
"Johnson, Orion!"
"HUFFLEPUFF!"
"Sherist, Naomi!"
"SLYTHERIN!"
"Dursley, Dudley!"
"HUFFLEPUFF!"
"Minx, Letarra!"
"GRYFFINDOR!"
"Fortuna, Joshua!"
"RAVENCLAW!"
"Lay, Cormin!"
"RAVENCLAW!"
Moss, Linda!
GRYFFINDOR!
the last girl was sorted into Gryffindor. Harry thought she looked oddly familiar, though he couldn't place how. The blonde-headed girl sat down beside Hermione, and immediately began eating as soon as there was food. She looked at Harry curiously." You look familiar somehow, and I don't mean because you're famous or anything, serious." she remarked calmly. Harry, Ron, Hermione, & half the table stared at her. She looked around, amused." What? Surprised I just said that or something? Or is everyone supposed to hero-worship him all the time?" she said in a confident voice. The Table, after giving her some interested glances, went back to their own conversations.
Harry grinned at her." Thanks. You look familiar too, for some reason. I didn't really catch your name when you were sorted. This is Ron Weasley, & Hermione Granger, my best friends" Harry said, nodding towards Ron & Hermione. The girl smiled." Hi Ron, Hermione. I'm Linda Moss. I've heard so much about Hogwarts from my mom. There was one boy from Slytherin she said her & her best friends really-" Linda suddenly looked towards the staff table and gave a gasp." Him! Right there, that greasy-looking teacher. WhatsHisFace, oh yeah, Severus Snape" she said, practically jumping out of her seat. Harry looked at Snape, then back.
" Everyone probably hated Snape. I know he hated my dad and his best friends ever since he first met them, and still, he hates them. Hates me too, come to think about it. Stay clear of him, and don't get into much trouble, cause if he hates your mom, then he's bound to hate you too." said Harry matter-of-factly.
The hall went quiet as Dumbledore stood up. He smiled, his eyes twinkling, though he seemed more alert than usual." Welcome back everyone, to another year at Hogwarts! First off, I would like to remind you all, that Voldemort has indeed risen. I repeat, we are as strong as we are united, as weak as we are divided. On a better note, I would like to welcome our DADA Professor, whom many of you had before. Professor Lupin!"
Everyone suddenly noticed Professor Lupin, & cheered wildly for him, or at least, Ravenclaw, Hufflepuff, 7 Gryffindor did. The Slytherin table stayed silent, glaring at him with utter disgust. Lupin smiled at everyone jovially, waving hello to everyone. Snape was turning an interesting shade of red. Everyone could see their professor was trying his hardest not to laugh.
" Also with us, is Professor Lupin's dog, Snuffles, who will be residing at Hogwarts, so don't be startled if he wanders through the halls at night." Dumbledore concluded his speech, by sitting down. Ron, Hermione, & Harry's eyes were locked onto the shaggy bear-like dog that sat by Lupin, He looked towards them, giving a doggy-grin, before lying down, closing his eyes. Harry turned back to his food, to find Linda, also staring at the dog, but went back to her own food plate. After the plates had been cleared, everyone went up to their common rooms.
Harry left Ron & Hermione, instead heading towards Professor Lupin & Snuffles. He grinned at them, eyes shining." Meet me in Dumbledore's office at 11:30 tonight; the password is canary creams " he whispered into his ear. Harry nodded, before racing off towards the tower, giving the password.
"Marauder ice"
"Thank you dearie"
Harry clambered into the common room, striding over to Ron & Hermione, who were talking with Linda. He sat down beside them. " So, Linda, you say your mom went here? What house was she in?" Hermione asked. Linda smiled, nodding her head." Yeah, she was in Gryffindor, said she had a group of best friends, one of them, I think her name was Raven Lupine, or something like that" Harry suddenly felt as if he remembered that name." Raven Lupin, you mean?" he asked Linda, who nodded, clapping her hands.
" Yeah, that's it, Raven Lupin!" she exclaimed. They talked alittle until 11:00, which, Hermione & Linda could hardly keep their eyes open." That's it , I'm going upstairs. Linda, I'll show you where your dorm is" Hermione declared, going upstairs with Linda in tow. Harry watched them go before turning towards Ron." So what do you think of the new girl so far?" he asked him, giving him a grin. Ron snorted, but looked thoughtful." I was wondering. She said her mum knew someone named Raven Lupin. D'you think this Raven woman could be related to our Professor Lupin?"
Ron mused, talking to both Harry & himself at the same time. Harry shrugged, grabbing his invisibility cloak from his back pocket." I dunno. I'll ask him though. I've got to go" Harry replied in a soft voice, & climbing out of the portrait hole.
Harry made his way towards Dumbledore's office, dodging Filch, Mrs. Norris, & Peeves on the way. Finally, he stopped before the stone gargoyle." canary creams" he whispered. The gargoyle sprang aside for him, and Harry made his way up the spiral staircase, knocking on the door.
"Come in"
Harry opened the door, slipping through, he shut the door, and grinned at Lupin, Dumbledore, & Sirius, who was still in dog form. Harry then saw another person, who he didn't like, ever since last year; Fudge. He stared at him, with a frown on his face.
He looked at Lupin with a questioning gaze, then gave a curt nod of greeting towards the minister." Hello sir" he said shortly. Fudge, gave no indication that he had heard, or even seen Harry, and kept right on arguing with Dumbledore.
"Dumbledore, just because the dementor's have left azk-"
"Just because, Cornelius? You must see that Voldemort is recruiting anyone willing to help him! You're as blind as you were last year. The dementor's have left Azkaban, the prisoners there have escaped, and you're saying it's no big deal?" Dumbledore cut in abruptly.
Harry suddenly felt cold.Ibthe dementor's have left Azkaban?!/I/b he thought to himself frantically, giving a wide-eyed glance towards Lupin & Snuffles, but sending a glare towards Fudge.
"professor Dumbledore is right, Fudge!" Harry cut in, receiving a furious glare from Fudge.
"Oh? And how do you know? Making up lies about the whole thing obviously, the dark lord hasn't-"
"HE HAS RISEN BUT YOU JUST DON'T WANT TO BELIEVE IT!" Harry found himself shouting angrily, hands clenched into fists, a sneer on his face. Lupin put a hand on his shoulder, while Sirius gave him a warning growl. Fudge had turned a scarlet color.
"Fudge, I'm going to have to side with Harry fully on this matter. You don't want to believe that Voldemort is alive, but I assure you, he is." Dumbledore said quietly.
Fudge, finding nothing else to say, strode out, slamming the door loudly. Dumbledore sighed, shaking his head." I hope Hagrid will have better luck" he murmured, before looking at Harry, eyes twinkling merrily." Very determined to prove your point to Mr. Fdge,eh? He said, more of a statement than a question. Harry blushed, embarrassed. Mumbling something incomprehensible. Dumbledore chuckled." I'll leave you to talk, good night you three" Dumbledore walked into another room, closing the door behind him. Lupin sat himself on the desk. Sirius transformed back to himself, grinning wildly, giving Harry a tight hug." You doing ok?" he asked, looking at him up and down, giving an approving smile." You look healthy." He said, a relieved note in his tone of voice. Harry nodded." Yeah. You too, Sirius. Have you been able to catch…?" he trailed off.
Lupin shook his head." Afraid not. But if we do find him, you'll be the first we, or Sirius here, gets besides Albus" he replied in a reassuring tone. Sirius nodded in agreement, settling himself comfortably on the floor. Harry, sat down next to him, before his earlier conversation with Ron came flooding back." Hey Remus? Do you have a sister, named Raven?" he asked, looking towards his professor, to find him looking shocked.
Sirius stared at him with surprise." How'd you know about…Raven…" Remus asked faintly, a dazed look coming into his eyes. Harry tilted his head." There's this new Gryffindor first year named Linda Moss, and she said her mum knew someone named Raven Lupin" Harry explained. Remus nodded." Yes, she was my twin sister. In fact- Wait a minute, did you just say LINDA MOSS?" he said in disbelief, realization crossing his face. Harry nodded, confused. Sirius was staring open-mouthed at Remus." Moony- you don't think she- changed her name back to Moss, or- kept your name, and changed- Linda's-do you?" he said hoarsely.
Remus shrugged helplessly." I don't know Padfoot. We need to find or contact her though. If I had known, I certainly wouldn't have left." He said sadly.
Harry sighed loudly. Remus & Sirius seemed to notice he was there again." Sorry" they chorused. Harry nodded mutely." Who were you talking about?" he asked, wanting to find out why they were acting weird. Remus grinned." Well, Moony, Wormtail, Padfoot & Prongs weren't the only Marauders. They made the map, but there were three other Marauders, who went by Ice, Minx, & Nix. Also known as Natalie Moss, and Lily Potter.." Remus started." Here's how we all met…"
Sirius finished. The two of them launched into the story of how they had all met. Once they finished, Harry sat transfixed on the two of them, grinning lopsidedly, eyes sparkling." WOW. Does Linda know?" he asked. Remus shook his head no." Not yet." He said softly. Sighing heavily, his head looking out the window at the lake. Sirius got up, putting a hand on his godson's shoulder." Get to bed kiddo. You have classes tomorrow. Divination first" Sirius said to him. Harry raised an eyebrow." Ok. But how do you know I have Divination first?" he asked. Sirius winked." I'm your godfather. It's my job to know these things" he said." C'mon, I'll come with you" he said, transforming into his grim-like dog form, accompanying Harry to the common room.
"Marauder Ice"
"Hmm… ok…"
Harry tiptoed upstairs, throwing off his cloak & dressing into his pj's. He shuffled into bed, laying down, noticing Sirius still looking at him. He gazed at him." Isn't Remus going to want you back with him?" he said. Sirius rolled his brown eyes, jumping onto the bed with Harry, curling up next to him. Harry smiled, feeling secure & able to fall asleep without thinking of dreaming…
"Wormtail, have you found Black ?"
"Y-Yes master. He's at Hogwarts with Potter"
"Good, good. I want you to spy on him. You're not to leave until I send Nagini to get you"
"but, h-he'll recognize me-"
"crucio!"
screams fill the chamber once again.
"Yes, m-master"
"Oh, and Wormtail, do not fail me if you don't want to feel my wrath."
"y-y-yes master!"
Harry woke up with a startled cry, eyes wide, he looked at Sirius, who was awake, giving a concerned whine." Wormtail's coming to Hogwarts" he whispered. Sirius looked at him, a growl rising in his throat.
