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CHAPTER 5

So it was decided. At eight o'clock sharp they went down to the great hall with the rest of the Hogwarts students and lingered at the entrance in deep thought listening to Dumbledore's speech. He was now telling the students of Professor Snapes' new hairstyle.

"…Now I know the culprit is in this hall somewhere. But I do not think it is any of you fine people. Though I know some current students do know who it is. I do not even think that it is Mr's Fred and George Weasley.

"Now these people who are behind this. I am not surprised the slightest that it is them. What they have done is possible. And this is what they were like when they were at school. I guessed who it was straight from the start when I saw that their target was Professor Snape.

"You will no doubt recognise at least a couple of these students, when I show them too you. Even though they are not captured, one might say, they were never to blame on other people. If I remember correctly they never sunk to Severus Snape's level."

Remus saw Snape's eyes widen as he realised who it must be, then shook it in disbelief. Dumbledore raised his wand ad muttered a long spell in Latin. Remus felt a strange tingling sensation run through him as the spell forced himself to be seen.

There were lots of gasps in the crowd.

"See that boy, he looks…"

"Just like Harry."

"You don't think that's Lupin do you?"

"Nah he always seemed, the goody two shoe type."

"Hey I resent that!" Remus said rather loudly, so McGonagal sent him a sharp look.

Snape however stood from his chair and pointed at the four marauders. "I knew it, knew it all along. Had to be them. Had to be Peter Pettigrew, Remus Lupin, James Potter, and Sirius Black, had to be those…those."

"Clean, sensible boys who always put others before themselves?" Sirius asked.

"Had to be those imbeciles!"

"Imbeciles Severus?" Dumbledore asked. "Yes, I know you never really got along, but can't we all put the past behind us and get on with life.

There were five "No's"

Dumbledore sighed. "Tell me Mr Potter, need I even ask whose idea this was?"

"No, not really, you could ask if you wanted to, but it would probably be a waste of time."

"I see."

Remus turned to look at Harry, who was fiddling with the table he was sat at, sighing every now and then. Dumbledore smiled slightly. "Well I'd better be getting you four boys back. And you Remus, I will be having a little chat to you about this tomorrow, when you're here at Hogwarts."

He heard cheers from the Gryffindor table. "Um, how do they all know who I am?"

"You were a teacher here for a little while. Defence against the Dark arts."

Remus gave a dry laugh. "Me a teacher. I'm not the instructor sir, I'm the subject material."

"It was a nightmare." Snape snarled. "I had to refrain from killing you quite a lot."

Remus felt anger build up in Sirius. "Oh, go kill yourself!"

"Yes," Said Remus. "Put your head in a cauldron of boiling water. Do us all a favour."

"Now really, I think we're all mature now." Dumbledore said. "I think we can stop with the visual comments."

"Oh, even though he makes my life even more hell than it already is? That he bullies the hell out of me. I think not. Then he goes all…vengeful when I turn him into…"

"A rabbit." Snape said, voice full of bitterness.

"Yeah," Remus sighed, "I wanted to turn you into a cockroach, but James stamped that out."

"I wanted flea so you could never be found again."

"That is enough!" McGonagal shouted.

They all shut up and looked at their feet, remembering that they were in trouble. "Now, let's send you home." Dumbledore said lifting his wand.

"No wait!" James yelled. "Tomorrow, send us back tomorrow, I want to say some good byes first."

Dumbledore looked at James' determined face and nodded. "I see then. If you wish Mr Potter." He sat down "Very well, you are all dismissed."