Chapter XIX: Remeus

It was the early hours of the morning after the match where the Gryffindor's pulled off the biggest turnaround in Hogwarts History.  The celebrations lasted well into the night.  There was one person missing from the party.
The full moon was out, and that meant that Remeus was spending his night at the shrieking shack.

Upon scanning the room, James had noticed that someone else had disappeared.  Sirius' Third-year sister Marie would never miss an opportunity like this.  James called Sirius over.  'Have you seen Marie anywhere?' asked James,

            'She's become interested in where Remeus has been lately.  We'd better find her, Quick!'

            'I'll go get Dumbledore.' Almost immediately, James had fetched Dumbledore and Fawkes had taken to the air.  It didn't take very long for Marie to be found.  'I saw Lupin run over to the Whomping Willow! Something's up with him.'            'We all know that, Marie.  Please don't look for him again.  Werewolves roam around the area on nights like tonight.' Dumbledore looked shaken.

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As usual, James had left his exam studying until the last minute.  The exams started in June, it was now Mid-April.  The Quidditch final was conveniently before the exams, meaning that the team would have to juggle Quidditch with exams.  It turned out that Marie Black had been escaping the castle at night for the past week.  She still hadn't taken a hint, with only two weeks until the next full moon.  The Slytherins had already booked the pitch on all of Gryffindor's best practice times, and Serverus Snape was looking smugger than ever.

Snape had also been interested in where Lupin went every night, and on the night of the full moon, confronted Sirius.  'Where does Lupin go once every month.'

            'I have no Idea, Serverus.  However I think it has something to do with that willow.' Sirius had become tense.  Then a brainwave had crossed his mind.

            'What are you suggesting, I know you know something…'

            'O.K.  You can open a tunnel by prodding the knotted branch with a really long stick.'

            'Why, thank you.'

Sirius thought nothing of it at the time, and he hoped that it wouldn't mean much.  He began to walk away when all of a sudden, James took off his Invisibility Cloak.  'That was a bad thing you just did, Sirius.'

            'I just thought…'

            'But nothing.'

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Lily Evans, the top Divinator in the class had told James and Sirius on several occasions that something bad would eventually happen to Marie.  Of course the two of them had no respect for the art, and took no notice of it.

That night, James and Sirius kept watch over the whomping willow, under the cover of the invisibility cloak.  Hours went by, and nothing had happened.  At around midnight, Serverus Snape approached with a stick and prodded the knot on the willow.

James and Sirius followed Snape in.  James was actually enjoying this happen, until he got toward the end of the tunnel and he heard the sounds that Lupin was making.  He jumped out from underneath the cloak, and yelled out 'SERVERUS! STOP! THERE'S A FULL-GROWN WEREWOLF AT THE END OF THE TUNNEL!'
            'Snape turned around and bolted, when Remeus the Werewolf started chasing them.'

            'Dumbledore's going to hear about this one, Potter!' roared Snape as he stormed back to the castle.

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A/N: Another episode in the 'James' saga completed.  There will be one more chapter in this sidetrack, and then I'll try to finish the other story.

What will happen to Marie? What will happen to Snape (Actually, you already know the answer to that one,)? Will Sirius be punished?