Chapter 3- Finding Peter
Peter opened his eyes to find Severus Snape standing over him. His head throbbed and he could feel his lip swelling. Peter could only assume the Slytherin had beat him until he was unconscious. Groaning, Peter looked around to see where James was.
"You will not find your friend here," Severus snapped. He let Peter sit up. After all, there was no getting away now.
"Where am I?" Peter whimpered. His eyes were blurry from being unconscious and he could not recognize anything.
"You are in the one place where none of your Gryffindor friends will find you," Severus sneered, "You are in the Slytherin common room."
Fear trickled through Peter's veins. If only he had not forgotten his stupid textbook! He tried to stand and found that his vision was clearing.
Severus frowned as he watched him collapse onto the Slytherins couch. He knew he was going to be late to Potions but it was worth it. Peter would be found by the other Slytherins who would surely beat him up and then leave him in the hall or the Head of Slytherin would find him. Then he would get detention for a week or even worse! Severus smiled at this thought.
"Make yourself comfortable while you can. I'm sure some other Slytherins would be happy to help you get back to your friends."
Peter groaned and watched Severus leave the common room. His vision had cleared but now his head was spinning. If only it would stop! Then Peter could just leave!
Peter looked at his surroundings. The dungeon common room was not at all warm or inviting like the Gryffindor common room. Sighing, Peter snuggled into the couch. All he needed to do was rest a little, and then he could leave. At least the couch is comfortable, he thought as his vision grew black.
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James was torn between looking for Peter and going to Potions. Eventually he sighed. He would not be able to help Peter if he got detention for cutting. He left Malfoy unconscious in the shadows and reluctantly went to class.
"Late Potter," Professor Findorris said quietly as he entered.
"Sorry," James murmured. He quickly sat next to Lily and the professor resumed his lesson.
"At least you did not get detention or get points taken away from Gryffindor," Lily whispered to him, "What happened? Where's Peter?"
"The Slytherins did something to him," James said shaking his head, "this keeps on getting worse and worse. We have to do something about them…"
"Potter! Have your conversations later," the professor snapped.
Without another word, the professor resumed his lesson. As the students were getting ready to make a Potion, the door opened and Severus entered.
"Mr. Snape," sighed the Head of Slytherin, "Where have you been?"
"Just forgot my book professor," Severus mumbled, closing the door behind him.
"Let's try to get here on time people," announced the professor, "Now get to your potions!"
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Remus looked at the empty seat next to him and sighed. He had made the potion all by himself because Peter seemed to decide to cut Potions. He had been even more worried when he noticed James was not there.
At least he showed up, he thought miserably. He fidgeted in his seat. Only two days left until the full moon. Remus shuddered. If he could just make it through this double period of Potions then he could have lunch. After lunch, there were only a few easy classes then dinner. Then after dinner I get to see Molly, Remus thought with a smile. He could not wait to see her.
"Mr. Lupin? Lupin? Remus Lupin!"
Remus was startled out of his daydreams by the hoarse voice of the Potions professor.
"Perhaps you can stay awake in my class next time Lupin," he hissed. Remus nodded as the Slytherins around him giggled.
"Who can answer the question? Since it appears Mr. Lupin has more important things on his mind."
Remus glared at the teacher. Anything is more important than you! he thought furiously. Gasps from the students around him made Remus realize he had just mumbled his thought aloud. Blushing, Remus looked up to see Professor Findorris staring at him. Remus looked at James who shook his head.
"Excuse me?" the professor hissed. His eyes were wide and Remus knew he was in for it.
"How dare you! 25 points from Gryffindor. I want a ten page essay on my desk tomorrow morning about what this potion does, how it reactions to Finhud and every known use for it! I also want a three page essay on class behavior. Now get out of my classroom Mr. Lupin."
Remus quickly collected his things and started for the door.
"I want you to go to Professor Dumbledore with this," he said quietly. He scribbled something on a tiny piece of paper and handed it to Remus.
"If those essays are not on my desk in the morning you will have detention for two weeks. Now out!"
Remus glared at the Head of Slytherin, wishing he could rip his throat from his neck. He found himself preparing to warn the professor and stopped himself. Blushing he hurried out of the room. Remus walked slowly down the hall. How could he have almost done that? Never had he come close to doing that to a teacher! He shivered. It would not have looked good if Remus had suddenly bared his teeth to the teacher and growled. He almost laughed at himself. What a pathetic life he had.
Just as Remus reached the stairs, a moan filled the air. Remus stopped. He turned in the direction of the moan and saw Lucius sitting on the ground holding his head.
"What happened to you Malfoy?" Remus spat as he walked towards him.
"Nothing," he grumbled, "I just had a little chat with your friend Potter. At least Severus's talk with Peter ended much better."
Remus stopped walking.
"What happened to Peter?"
"Figure it out on your own."
This time Remus let out his angry feelings. He dropped his book and growled at Malfoy. Remus grabbed him by the shoulders and pushed him against the wall. Lucius struggled, only to discover that Remus was unusually strong.
"Where is Peter?" he growled, making sure Malfoy could see his teeth.
Lucius looked wide eyed at Remus.
"We…put him in the Slytherin common room! Geez let me go!"
Remus realized how hard he had been gripping his shoulders and let him go. He grabbed his belongings.
"What's your password?" Remus asked quietly.
"Find out for yourself you freak," he hissed, rubbing his shoulder.
Remus shrugged. He knew he had to find Sirius in order to get into the common room. Remus ran up the stairs, leaving Malfoy behind him. Sirius had Herbology while the others had Potions.
Remus quickly turned the corner and bumped into someone, dropping all his things.
"What the…?! Remus?"
Remus had been quietly picking up his things, hoping whomever he had bumped into would go away. At the sound of the voice, Remus looked up.
"Sirius! Why aren't you in Herbology?"
"While you guys get to stay together in Potions? Yeah right. I've been going to the bathroom for the last 20 minutes," Sirius replied.
"I need your help," Remus said getting to his feet.
"What now?" Sirius said with a frown.
"I hope they did not change the Slytherin password yet because they have Peter in the common room. We have to go get him before someone else finds him."
"Yeah, I remember it. Come on. Let's rescue him from trouble once again."
Remus nodded and they both hurried back the way Remus had come.
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Sirius stopped running once they reached a statue.
"It should be right behind this statue," Sirius murmured.
"What's the password?" Remus asked.
"Kneazle soup," Sirius said triumphantly. With a groan the statue moved aside, revealing a dark hallway.
"Yes!" Sirius cried happily running down the hall.
"Sirius wait! Someone could be in there!" Remus called after him. He hurried down the corridor until it opened out into the Slytherin common room. The only warm thing in the dank dungeon was the fireplace and it looked as though the only comfortable things were a couch or two.
"What a terrible place to live," Remus grumbled as he walked to Sirius's side. He was standing over a couch. On the couch Peter lay, either sleeping or unconscious.
"Poor bloke," Sirius sighed, "looks like they bruised his lip and probably gave him a few good punches in the stomach."
"Well, lets wake him and get out of here," Remus replied.
Sirius gently started to shake Peter. He woke instantly and moved away from what he thought were his attackers. Only when he was waiting for a punch to land did he realize it was Remus and Sirius giving him sympathetic looks.
"It's alright Peter. We came to get you out," Remus said quietly. Peter sighed with relief and stood with the help of his friends.
"I told you it would not be good if you got stuck in here with the Slytherins," Sirius said as he tousled his friends hair, "it's a good thing we found you before they did."
The trio slowly exited the common room and found their way back into the hall. As they turned the corner, they saw a group of Slytherins heading their way. Once they had passed, Peter sighed.
"It's a good thing I will not be in there when they get to the common room," he said shakily.
"Well I have to get to Herbology before my teacher catches on," Sirius said with a grin, "have fun in Potions."
"Actually I'm going your way," Remus said stiffly, "I was sent to Professor Dumbledore's office because I told the professor that anything was more important than him."
"Wow," Peter replied, wide eyed.
"Have fun in Potions," Remus said to Peter as Sirius and him started for the stairs.
"I'm sure it'll be a blast," Peter grumbled behind them.
Peter opened his eyes to find Severus Snape standing over him. His head throbbed and he could feel his lip swelling. Peter could only assume the Slytherin had beat him until he was unconscious. Groaning, Peter looked around to see where James was.
"You will not find your friend here," Severus snapped. He let Peter sit up. After all, there was no getting away now.
"Where am I?" Peter whimpered. His eyes were blurry from being unconscious and he could not recognize anything.
"You are in the one place where none of your Gryffindor friends will find you," Severus sneered, "You are in the Slytherin common room."
Fear trickled through Peter's veins. If only he had not forgotten his stupid textbook! He tried to stand and found that his vision was clearing.
Severus frowned as he watched him collapse onto the Slytherins couch. He knew he was going to be late to Potions but it was worth it. Peter would be found by the other Slytherins who would surely beat him up and then leave him in the hall or the Head of Slytherin would find him. Then he would get detention for a week or even worse! Severus smiled at this thought.
"Make yourself comfortable while you can. I'm sure some other Slytherins would be happy to help you get back to your friends."
Peter groaned and watched Severus leave the common room. His vision had cleared but now his head was spinning. If only it would stop! Then Peter could just leave!
Peter looked at his surroundings. The dungeon common room was not at all warm or inviting like the Gryffindor common room. Sighing, Peter snuggled into the couch. All he needed to do was rest a little, and then he could leave. At least the couch is comfortable, he thought as his vision grew black.
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James was torn between looking for Peter and going to Potions. Eventually he sighed. He would not be able to help Peter if he got detention for cutting. He left Malfoy unconscious in the shadows and reluctantly went to class.
"Late Potter," Professor Findorris said quietly as he entered.
"Sorry," James murmured. He quickly sat next to Lily and the professor resumed his lesson.
"At least you did not get detention or get points taken away from Gryffindor," Lily whispered to him, "What happened? Where's Peter?"
"The Slytherins did something to him," James said shaking his head, "this keeps on getting worse and worse. We have to do something about them…"
"Potter! Have your conversations later," the professor snapped.
Without another word, the professor resumed his lesson. As the students were getting ready to make a Potion, the door opened and Severus entered.
"Mr. Snape," sighed the Head of Slytherin, "Where have you been?"
"Just forgot my book professor," Severus mumbled, closing the door behind him.
"Let's try to get here on time people," announced the professor, "Now get to your potions!"
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Remus looked at the empty seat next to him and sighed. He had made the potion all by himself because Peter seemed to decide to cut Potions. He had been even more worried when he noticed James was not there.
At least he showed up, he thought miserably. He fidgeted in his seat. Only two days left until the full moon. Remus shuddered. If he could just make it through this double period of Potions then he could have lunch. After lunch, there were only a few easy classes then dinner. Then after dinner I get to see Molly, Remus thought with a smile. He could not wait to see her.
"Mr. Lupin? Lupin? Remus Lupin!"
Remus was startled out of his daydreams by the hoarse voice of the Potions professor.
"Perhaps you can stay awake in my class next time Lupin," he hissed. Remus nodded as the Slytherins around him giggled.
"Who can answer the question? Since it appears Mr. Lupin has more important things on his mind."
Remus glared at the teacher. Anything is more important than you! he thought furiously. Gasps from the students around him made Remus realize he had just mumbled his thought aloud. Blushing, Remus looked up to see Professor Findorris staring at him. Remus looked at James who shook his head.
"Excuse me?" the professor hissed. His eyes were wide and Remus knew he was in for it.
"How dare you! 25 points from Gryffindor. I want a ten page essay on my desk tomorrow morning about what this potion does, how it reactions to Finhud and every known use for it! I also want a three page essay on class behavior. Now get out of my classroom Mr. Lupin."
Remus quickly collected his things and started for the door.
"I want you to go to Professor Dumbledore with this," he said quietly. He scribbled something on a tiny piece of paper and handed it to Remus.
"If those essays are not on my desk in the morning you will have detention for two weeks. Now out!"
Remus glared at the Head of Slytherin, wishing he could rip his throat from his neck. He found himself preparing to warn the professor and stopped himself. Blushing he hurried out of the room. Remus walked slowly down the hall. How could he have almost done that? Never had he come close to doing that to a teacher! He shivered. It would not have looked good if Remus had suddenly bared his teeth to the teacher and growled. He almost laughed at himself. What a pathetic life he had.
Just as Remus reached the stairs, a moan filled the air. Remus stopped. He turned in the direction of the moan and saw Lucius sitting on the ground holding his head.
"What happened to you Malfoy?" Remus spat as he walked towards him.
"Nothing," he grumbled, "I just had a little chat with your friend Potter. At least Severus's talk with Peter ended much better."
Remus stopped walking.
"What happened to Peter?"
"Figure it out on your own."
This time Remus let out his angry feelings. He dropped his book and growled at Malfoy. Remus grabbed him by the shoulders and pushed him against the wall. Lucius struggled, only to discover that Remus was unusually strong.
"Where is Peter?" he growled, making sure Malfoy could see his teeth.
Lucius looked wide eyed at Remus.
"We…put him in the Slytherin common room! Geez let me go!"
Remus realized how hard he had been gripping his shoulders and let him go. He grabbed his belongings.
"What's your password?" Remus asked quietly.
"Find out for yourself you freak," he hissed, rubbing his shoulder.
Remus shrugged. He knew he had to find Sirius in order to get into the common room. Remus ran up the stairs, leaving Malfoy behind him. Sirius had Herbology while the others had Potions.
Remus quickly turned the corner and bumped into someone, dropping all his things.
"What the…?! Remus?"
Remus had been quietly picking up his things, hoping whomever he had bumped into would go away. At the sound of the voice, Remus looked up.
"Sirius! Why aren't you in Herbology?"
"While you guys get to stay together in Potions? Yeah right. I've been going to the bathroom for the last 20 minutes," Sirius replied.
"I need your help," Remus said getting to his feet.
"What now?" Sirius said with a frown.
"I hope they did not change the Slytherin password yet because they have Peter in the common room. We have to go get him before someone else finds him."
"Yeah, I remember it. Come on. Let's rescue him from trouble once again."
Remus nodded and they both hurried back the way Remus had come.
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Sirius stopped running once they reached a statue.
"It should be right behind this statue," Sirius murmured.
"What's the password?" Remus asked.
"Kneazle soup," Sirius said triumphantly. With a groan the statue moved aside, revealing a dark hallway.
"Yes!" Sirius cried happily running down the hall.
"Sirius wait! Someone could be in there!" Remus called after him. He hurried down the corridor until it opened out into the Slytherin common room. The only warm thing in the dank dungeon was the fireplace and it looked as though the only comfortable things were a couch or two.
"What a terrible place to live," Remus grumbled as he walked to Sirius's side. He was standing over a couch. On the couch Peter lay, either sleeping or unconscious.
"Poor bloke," Sirius sighed, "looks like they bruised his lip and probably gave him a few good punches in the stomach."
"Well, lets wake him and get out of here," Remus replied.
Sirius gently started to shake Peter. He woke instantly and moved away from what he thought were his attackers. Only when he was waiting for a punch to land did he realize it was Remus and Sirius giving him sympathetic looks.
"It's alright Peter. We came to get you out," Remus said quietly. Peter sighed with relief and stood with the help of his friends.
"I told you it would not be good if you got stuck in here with the Slytherins," Sirius said as he tousled his friends hair, "it's a good thing we found you before they did."
The trio slowly exited the common room and found their way back into the hall. As they turned the corner, they saw a group of Slytherins heading their way. Once they had passed, Peter sighed.
"It's a good thing I will not be in there when they get to the common room," he said shakily.
"Well I have to get to Herbology before my teacher catches on," Sirius said with a grin, "have fun in Potions."
"Actually I'm going your way," Remus said stiffly, "I was sent to Professor Dumbledore's office because I told the professor that anything was more important than him."
"Wow," Peter replied, wide eyed.
"Have fun in Potions," Remus said to Peter as Sirius and him started for the stairs.
"I'm sure it'll be a blast," Peter grumbled behind them.