"I can't believe he would do something as stupid as this." Andromeda
exclaimed, hurriedly pulling on a muggle coat and throwing another at
Severus.
"I think you underestimate him." Severus replied, trying to figure out how to put on the anorak Andromeda had advised him to wear. Severus was struggling so much with it; he had gotten a bit dizzy. For a second, Andromeda's hair even looked black. He shook his head, and it was blonde again. Like an old television set.
Andromeda turned on the tele to make sure that Gilderoy was still on Oprah. Surely enough, he was, and still spinning wild tales about himself. And the magic world.
"Is he still there?" Snape asked.
"Sure is." Andromeda replied. "And he's going on about how his great uncle was 'Spock' from Star Trek."
"Star Trek?" Severus asked quizzically.
"Muggle thing." Andromeda replied, and turned off the television. "Let's get out of here. We should probably get Remus, too. He could be of some help."
Andromeda pushed Severus out the door, mostly because he was having a hard time moving around in the jeans Andromeda had told him to wear instead of his black robes.
"Ok." Andromeda said, walking into the elevator with Severus. "All we have to do is mind wipe everyone who watched Oprah today. It couldn't possibly be THAT popular of a show. And then we need to get back here in time for the SSS convention."
"You know, pressing that button 500 times isn't going to make the lift go any faster." Severus said. Andromeda suddenly realized she had been pushing the 'down' button repeatedly.
~*~
Remus was flipping through the channels on the tele at this current moment in his hotel room. He had found Gloria on Fifth Avenue, suffocating his credit card. She was thankfully in the bathroom, leaving Remus alone for a bit.
Suddenly, Remus stopped flipping through channels. He had come by a popular womens' show with a familiar guest. A bit too familiar at that.
Suddenly, there was a loud knock at the door, and he heard Andromeda's voice crying, "Remus! If you're asleep, wake up! If you're not, open the freaking' door!"
"If Gloria's in there, push her out the window!" Remus heard Severus's voice add.
Remus unlocked the door to see Andromeda looking frazzled and worried, and Severus looking amused at Andromeda's reaction.
"Remus-..." Andromeda blurted out, "Gilderoy- got out! At show! Showed magic! I will kill him!"
"Um..." Remus stuttered, "Right. I saw the show. If I hadn't I would close this door, lock it and call security. Severus," Remus added, "What ARE you wearing?"
Severus looked over the bowling shoes, purple socks, blue jeans and bright yellow anorak. "Muggle stuff." He said.
"If you don't mind me saying," Remus said, "You look like an insane canary."
Andromeda held in a laugh, and Severus gave her an evil glare.
"Don't you ruffle your feathers at me!" she laughed. "Anyway- Remus, we need to go get Gilderoy. You should probably come along. And bring an tranquilizing darts you might have lying around."
"I'll see what I can scrounge up." Remus replied.
"Great." Andromeda said, overlooking the sarcastic tone. "You guys are going to the studio. I'm going to get reinforcements."
Severus raised an eyebrow. "What reinforcements?"
~*~
Sirius Black: convict, fugitive, wizard extraordinair, skee-ball champion. Of course, it had been a long time since he had played any skee-ball.
He was currently in his happy little hide out above a happy little Chinese store that sold happy little inside-out rabbits. He figured no one would ever be able to find him in New York City. It would be crazy for them to even try. He was safe in his dirty flat, and perfectly happy sitting day by day on his comfy couch watching 'Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon' on the tele and writing to his godson, Harry. There was only one person who knew about this flat, and she was dead. So, she didn't really count.
Sirius was pouring himself a bowl of corn flakes when there was a knock on the door. "One second." He called, getting irritated that someone had interrupted his dinner.
He opened the door and almost fainted when he saw who was there. He did feel a bit dizzy, but that could have been because he hadn't eaten his corn flakes yet.
"Annie?" Sirius managed to gasp.
"I'm sorry, have we met?" the woman asked.
Sirius raised his right eyebrow. He could have sworn it was her. "I guess not." Sirius replied. "You just look a lot like someone I used to know."
"I'm Andromeda Stone." She said, "And I'm from the, uh- league of-... SSS."
"SSS?" Sirius asked. "What does that stand for?"
"That's confidential." Andromeda replied quickly. "Anyway, we need you help, Mr.-..."
"Snuffles." Sirius said, "Mr. Snuffles."
~*~
"Ooh, let's go there!" Gloria shrieked from the back seat of the taxi, pointing at Bloomindales. "I just adore that dress!"
"Dear," Remus said, getting a bit annoyed, "We really need to get Gilderoy."
"Gilderoy LOCKHART?" Gloria exclaimed, making the driver swerve over the road. "You mean THE Gilderoy Lockhart?"
"The one and only." Severus growled.
Gloria squirmed in her seat with glee. "I'm gonna meet Gilderoy Lockhart!"
Remus and Severus exchanged annoyed glances, and Severus dearly wished he had taken that muggle potion Andromeda had bugged him about.
~*~
Andromeda was struggling to keep her profile low in Sirius's apartment. She had almost blown her cover. She knew it was a risk to see Sirius again, but they needed help, and Sirius was the only person in the city she knew.
"Tea?" Sirius asked, filling a small green teapot with water.
"Please." Andromeda said, coming out of her trance. "So," Andromeda continued, "Who was this person you thought I was? Perhaps it is a relative of mine." Andromeda knew this conversation was too close to home, but she had to know what Sirius really thought.
"She was a friend." Sirius said, a touch of sadness in his voice. "She died thirteen years ago. Her name was Andromeda too. But that's a very popular name."
"It is." Andromeda said, a bit sad herself.
"Now that I think of it, you don't look much like her." Sirius said. "She had black hair, and very dark eyes. Not like yours. She held herself differently, too."
"Oh." Andromeda said, "Anyway- about what we need you for, have you ever heard of Gilderoy Lockhart?"
~*~
That's all folks. I know I said it would be in Gilderoy's POV, but that's the next chapter. I need to get my plot straight, I lost my notebook. Anyway, while I'm rambling, I saw a movie that all Alan Rickman fans need to see if they haven't: Truly, Madly, Deeply. I cried and cried and cried. But it still gets two thumbs up!
Next chapter: Sirius joins the crew, SSS begins and a couple other things you will know about when I find my notebook!
"I think you underestimate him." Severus replied, trying to figure out how to put on the anorak Andromeda had advised him to wear. Severus was struggling so much with it; he had gotten a bit dizzy. For a second, Andromeda's hair even looked black. He shook his head, and it was blonde again. Like an old television set.
Andromeda turned on the tele to make sure that Gilderoy was still on Oprah. Surely enough, he was, and still spinning wild tales about himself. And the magic world.
"Is he still there?" Snape asked.
"Sure is." Andromeda replied. "And he's going on about how his great uncle was 'Spock' from Star Trek."
"Star Trek?" Severus asked quizzically.
"Muggle thing." Andromeda replied, and turned off the television. "Let's get out of here. We should probably get Remus, too. He could be of some help."
Andromeda pushed Severus out the door, mostly because he was having a hard time moving around in the jeans Andromeda had told him to wear instead of his black robes.
"Ok." Andromeda said, walking into the elevator with Severus. "All we have to do is mind wipe everyone who watched Oprah today. It couldn't possibly be THAT popular of a show. And then we need to get back here in time for the SSS convention."
"You know, pressing that button 500 times isn't going to make the lift go any faster." Severus said. Andromeda suddenly realized she had been pushing the 'down' button repeatedly.
~*~
Remus was flipping through the channels on the tele at this current moment in his hotel room. He had found Gloria on Fifth Avenue, suffocating his credit card. She was thankfully in the bathroom, leaving Remus alone for a bit.
Suddenly, Remus stopped flipping through channels. He had come by a popular womens' show with a familiar guest. A bit too familiar at that.
Suddenly, there was a loud knock at the door, and he heard Andromeda's voice crying, "Remus! If you're asleep, wake up! If you're not, open the freaking' door!"
"If Gloria's in there, push her out the window!" Remus heard Severus's voice add.
Remus unlocked the door to see Andromeda looking frazzled and worried, and Severus looking amused at Andromeda's reaction.
"Remus-..." Andromeda blurted out, "Gilderoy- got out! At show! Showed magic! I will kill him!"
"Um..." Remus stuttered, "Right. I saw the show. If I hadn't I would close this door, lock it and call security. Severus," Remus added, "What ARE you wearing?"
Severus looked over the bowling shoes, purple socks, blue jeans and bright yellow anorak. "Muggle stuff." He said.
"If you don't mind me saying," Remus said, "You look like an insane canary."
Andromeda held in a laugh, and Severus gave her an evil glare.
"Don't you ruffle your feathers at me!" she laughed. "Anyway- Remus, we need to go get Gilderoy. You should probably come along. And bring an tranquilizing darts you might have lying around."
"I'll see what I can scrounge up." Remus replied.
"Great." Andromeda said, overlooking the sarcastic tone. "You guys are going to the studio. I'm going to get reinforcements."
Severus raised an eyebrow. "What reinforcements?"
~*~
Sirius Black: convict, fugitive, wizard extraordinair, skee-ball champion. Of course, it had been a long time since he had played any skee-ball.
He was currently in his happy little hide out above a happy little Chinese store that sold happy little inside-out rabbits. He figured no one would ever be able to find him in New York City. It would be crazy for them to even try. He was safe in his dirty flat, and perfectly happy sitting day by day on his comfy couch watching 'Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon' on the tele and writing to his godson, Harry. There was only one person who knew about this flat, and she was dead. So, she didn't really count.
Sirius was pouring himself a bowl of corn flakes when there was a knock on the door. "One second." He called, getting irritated that someone had interrupted his dinner.
He opened the door and almost fainted when he saw who was there. He did feel a bit dizzy, but that could have been because he hadn't eaten his corn flakes yet.
"Annie?" Sirius managed to gasp.
"I'm sorry, have we met?" the woman asked.
Sirius raised his right eyebrow. He could have sworn it was her. "I guess not." Sirius replied. "You just look a lot like someone I used to know."
"I'm Andromeda Stone." She said, "And I'm from the, uh- league of-... SSS."
"SSS?" Sirius asked. "What does that stand for?"
"That's confidential." Andromeda replied quickly. "Anyway, we need you help, Mr.-..."
"Snuffles." Sirius said, "Mr. Snuffles."
~*~
"Ooh, let's go there!" Gloria shrieked from the back seat of the taxi, pointing at Bloomindales. "I just adore that dress!"
"Dear," Remus said, getting a bit annoyed, "We really need to get Gilderoy."
"Gilderoy LOCKHART?" Gloria exclaimed, making the driver swerve over the road. "You mean THE Gilderoy Lockhart?"
"The one and only." Severus growled.
Gloria squirmed in her seat with glee. "I'm gonna meet Gilderoy Lockhart!"
Remus and Severus exchanged annoyed glances, and Severus dearly wished he had taken that muggle potion Andromeda had bugged him about.
~*~
Andromeda was struggling to keep her profile low in Sirius's apartment. She had almost blown her cover. She knew it was a risk to see Sirius again, but they needed help, and Sirius was the only person in the city she knew.
"Tea?" Sirius asked, filling a small green teapot with water.
"Please." Andromeda said, coming out of her trance. "So," Andromeda continued, "Who was this person you thought I was? Perhaps it is a relative of mine." Andromeda knew this conversation was too close to home, but she had to know what Sirius really thought.
"She was a friend." Sirius said, a touch of sadness in his voice. "She died thirteen years ago. Her name was Andromeda too. But that's a very popular name."
"It is." Andromeda said, a bit sad herself.
"Now that I think of it, you don't look much like her." Sirius said. "She had black hair, and very dark eyes. Not like yours. She held herself differently, too."
"Oh." Andromeda said, "Anyway- about what we need you for, have you ever heard of Gilderoy Lockhart?"
~*~
That's all folks. I know I said it would be in Gilderoy's POV, but that's the next chapter. I need to get my plot straight, I lost my notebook. Anyway, while I'm rambling, I saw a movie that all Alan Rickman fans need to see if they haven't: Truly, Madly, Deeply. I cried and cried and cried. But it still gets two thumbs up!
Next chapter: Sirius joins the crew, SSS begins and a couple other things you will know about when I find my notebook!