Chapter 17 Marauder Memories and Friends Forever Knock! Knock! "Meagan! Could you get the door?" called Meagan's mother from the living room. "Kay-tay!" Meagan called back. She appeared at the door, fixed her hair, and opened the door. "JAMES!" Meagan shrieked. Her parents rushed to the door to find none other than James Potter standing on their doorstep. "Prongs! You don't just come over uninvited." Meagan said, smacking her forehead. James grinned. "Mum. can he stay, though?" Meagan begged of her parents. They nodded. "Fine." "C'mon, Prongs, to the Marauder-mobile!" Meagan said, pointing. "Where'd you get that from?" he asked. Meagan rolled her eyes. "Batman." She said. "Er. Oh." James said, clearly not understanding. They entered Meagan's room, and James laughed. The walls were painted hot pink. Meagan gave him a soft zap. "Shaddup!" she said. Knock! Knock! Meagan looked up. "Meagan! It's Jenna!" called her father. The door swung open, expelling Jenna and her backpack. "Jenna?" asked James. "Who's Jenna?" Meagan smacked her forehead again, grimacing. "Ooo! Meagan, who is this?" asked Jenna, "Your boyfriend?" Meagan and James looked at each other. "Ewww!" Meagan said, turning away and sticking her tongue out. James looked away too. "Prongs? My boyfriend?" she asked, "No way! That's about as a rarity as you invent a broom that can fly to the moon!" James was looking Meagan up and down. "Me? Blue Eyes and me? Yeeeeew!" "His name is Prongs?" asked Jenna. "No." James said, "I'm James Potter." Meagan nodded. "He's one of the Marauders. You see, at our school, we're the biggest troublemakers around. Moony, Wormtail, Padfoot, Prongs, and Blue Eyes!" she said. She did a little bow. "Who are Moony, Wormtail, and Padfoot?" Jenna asked. Knock! Knock! "I think that question's going to be answered." James said. "MEAGAN!" came a yell. "PRONGS!" yelled Meagan, "YOU DON'T CALL A MARAUDER MEETING AT MY HOUSE IF I DON'T KNOW ABOUT IT!" James grinned evilly. Meagan's eyes were red with anger. Three boys came into the room. One with long black hair and brown eyes with gold flecks in them, the other short and pudgy and resembled a mouse, and the other with brown eyes and gray eyes that sparkled like the full moon (A/N: HA HA HA ::coughs:: Sorry.). The boy with gray eyes had large bags under his eyes. "Jenna, meet Sirius," Meagan said, pointing at Sirius, "Peter," she pointed at Peter, "and Remus. Other wise known as Padfoot, Wormtail, and Moony." They all nodded in turn of their nicknames. Jenna was looking interestedly at Remus. He looked back and shuddered. "We've come to work on the map," James said. "Know what? Maybe I'll come over your house uninvited. OUT!" Meagan said. "Good bye Prongs! We'll work on the map in SCHOOL! Do you think I memorized all the secret passages? THE ONLY ONE I CAN REMEMBER IS THE ONE UNDER THE WHOMPING WILLOW! I'll see you later Moony! Bon voyage Padfoot!" (-Sirius looked stumped at the words bon voyage and was about to ask when Remus leaned over and said, "It means goodbye in French."-) "Orimvwa Moony!" Meagan yelled, shoving them all out the door. "Wow, you have interesting friends," Jenna said. "And that Moony kid. he was hot." Meagan keeled over laughing. "Jenna's in love with a werewolf!" she choked. "What?" she asked. Meagan laughed harder. "Nothing, nothing." She said. ~*~ "Remember that?" asked Meagan, laughing. "Aye," James said, laughing too. "I'm surprised it wasn't Sirius the Sad she liked." He stated, very amused. "And still doesn't understand a word in French!" Meagan said, "I said Buenos Diaz to him once and Black the Befuddled stood there gaping!" "Remember when." ~*~ "Wormtail likes you!" James said, hopping up and down and laughing like the maniac he was. Meagan spit out her carbonated and artificially flavored water (otherwise known as soda) out. It coincidently got sprayed all over Peter, who licked his lips and said, "Mmm! Coke-a-Cola!" Sirius fell off his seat, laughing hard. Meagan's face turned blue and she tried to breathe. Remus had fallen under the table. Peter had gone bright red. Meagan could almost feel the heat radiating off him. She looked at him and gagged even more. Marykate, over at the Ravenclaw table, was drinking her goblet and trying to hide her smile. She had known about this all along. Meagan was now howling at Peter. "HOW COULD YOU LIKE ME? YOU KNOW I'M NOT AT ALL INTERESTED IN YOU!" she yelled, squashing poor (A/N-Meagan: is he really that poor.?) Peter like a bug. He whimpered, tears forming in his eyes. James, Remus, and Sirius found this all the more funny. Meagan got up, having another one of those teen mood-swings. She was 13 and on a roll. She ran, people laughing. Most boys were hovering around her, since they got wind of the Christmas ball. She ran to the common room and slammed the door. She didn't know why, but she knew Peter was bad. She knew Peter was a betrayer in some way. That was one of the many reasons she never liked him. ~*~ "I remember that loud and clear." Meagan said. "I knew there was something mentally wrong with that kid." James snorted. "Then why did you let us switch Secret-Keepers?" he asked. Meagan looked highly offended. "Well, first of all, you didn't tell me about it," she said, "Second of all, I would have stopped you. You didn't let me." "Yeaaaaah, right." Said James. Meagan rolled her eyes. She suddenly perked up. "I remember walking in on you and Lily kissing," she said. James groaned. "No! Not that story!" ~*~ Meagan was walking aimlessly around the school. Everyone had a boyfriend or girlfriend except her and James. She kicked a frog brain that lay on the ground. She knew she liked him, but she couldn't tell him that. It was one of the places her outgoingness and bravery didn't cover. She heard something. Her ears pricked up and she listened to it intently. It was a suction sound. She transformed with a small "pop" and walked to where the noise was coming from. In the room were two kids, both Gryffindors, one a boy and one a girl. The girl had long, flowing red hair. Her eyes were closed. Meagan couldn't tell who she was, since all she could see of the girl was half her face and her hair. But she did recognize the boy. His haphazard black hair was more messy than usual and his glasses were askew. He was about as tall as he should be for his age. It was the one and only James Potter. "GRAAAAAAAAAACK!" Meagan screamed, transforming back to her regular self. The girl fell out of James's arms as he jumped in shock. She fell to the ground, her hair flying behind her. Her eyes were wide and green. It was Lily Evans. "Lily? Prongs?" Meagan croaked, sounding like a frog. "Blue Eyes!" yelled James, as shocked as she was. "Meagan?" asked Lily. Meagan looked from Lily to James, her eyes wide and yellow. "Good Lord, help us all." She said, and sank to the ground in dead faint. ~*~ Meagan laughed. James groaned. "My first kiss and you came in and ruined it all." James said. Meagan sighed. "Yeah, but that was years and years ago." She said, trying to sound unimpressive. She patted James on the head. "Back then was your glory day. When you didn't have gray hair!" she yelled and laughed triumphantly. "Aaaaaagh. You always find some way to bring my hair into it." He said, pulling at it. Meagan grinned. "Yes, that's it Prongs, make yourself go bald too. That'll do a lot to make us stop making fun of you." She said. "Aaaaaaaaaaaaagh!" James said in a long groan. ~*~ "Paige, what's that?" asked Cate, pointing at her daughter's golden necklace. "Nothing," Paige said quickly, shoving the necklace inside her shirt. She said it a little to quickly. Cate snapped her fingers. The necklace came out of Paige's shirt and dragged her relentlessly forward. She tried not to break the delicate golden chain. Cate took the necklace and fingered it. Paige was looking at the ground. She licked her lips. "Who has the other one?" Cate asked sternly. Paige closed her eyes and mumbled something inaudible. "Who has the other one?" Cate asked again, her voice rising. She tugged on the necklace. Paige felt the chain cut into her neck. She stood on tiptoe to keep it from breaking. "Bridgett!" she wailed. "Bridgett? Well, well, I think it would say 'relatives' on it or something if Bridgett gave it to you, wouldn't it?" Cate whispered menacingly. Paige whimpered. She didn't say anything. She knew her mother would find some way to find out Juanita Potter gave it to her. "JUANITA POTTER?" yelled Cate. Paige felt a moment of pain as the chain scratched her neck. There was a tiny tinkling sound and the chain broke. Paige gave a dry sob. The necklace fell to the ground. Paige's eyes swelled with tears. She dropped to her knees, frantically picking up the pieces of chain. Cate stepped lightly on Paige's hand. light enough for it not to hurt. Paige dragged herself to the ground, where her arm lay tense. She gritted her teeth as Cate put more pressure on the hand. "How many time - have I told you - not - to associate - with the Potters." Asked Cate, her voice coming out in gasps. Tears cascaded down Paige's face. It wasn't that her hand hurt, but it was because Nita was her friend and they were best friends. Bridgett and Dominic could never be one of her best friends, because she was related to them both; she could never get a special relationship like that between a friend and a friend. She had just met Max, but Max was a boy and she needed a friend that was girl. She closed her eyes and heard tears drip onto the ground. "A lot." Paige choked. She had her fist closed tightly around the necklace's charm. She brought it up to her face and wiped the tears away, the charm getting in the way. She looked at it through blurry eyes. It seemed to glow. She blinked. It was glowing. Softly, inside her head, she heard Nita's voice saying, "I hope we'll always be friends." She knew the charm was enchanted to say that to her when she was troubled. She gave another racking sob and whispered, "I do too." "Friends Forever?" asked the charm. "Yes," sobbed Paige. She looked at her mother, who was fuming. "Go." Cate said shortly. Paige quickly gathered the remains of the necklace and hurried to her room. She spread it out on the bed and touched it lightly. It started to glow again. She withdrew her hand quickly. The pieces began to shake. They flew together the mended themselves. Paige wiped away her tears and sniffed. "Always prepared, you are, Nita." She said, grinning a little to herself. She put it back on and slipped it down her shirt so it couldn't be seen. She felt the warm metal touch her skin. She grinned. She and Nita would always be friends. ~*~ Crystal ran. Brian ran. Fred and George ran. Crystal looked wildly over her shoulder. "Tell me why we're doing this again." Brian asked, also looking over his shoulder. "Do you want to see Snape looking at McGonagall?" Crystal asked, starting to pant. She gave an exasperated sigh and said, "Oh, that's it!" and took Brian by the shoulders. They disappeared off the spot. Fred and George followed suit. "Well, Snape having a love potion should keep him off our backs for some time," said George, laughing evilly. The others laughed. He was right. the turnout would be interesting.. Chapter 17 Marauder Memories and Friends Forever Knock! Knock! "Meagan! Could you get the door?" called Meagan's mother from the living room. "Kay-tay!" Meagan called back. She appeared at the door, fixed her hair, and opened the door. "JAMES!" Meagan shrieked. Her parents rushed to the door to find none other than James Potter standing on their doorstep. "Prongs! You don't just come over uninvited." Meagan said, smacking her forehead. James grinned. "Mum. can he stay, though?" Meagan begged of her parents. They nodded. "Fine." "C'mon, Prongs, to the Marauder-mobile!" Meagan said, pointing. "Where'd you get that from?" he asked. Meagan rolled her eyes. "Batman." She said. "Er. Oh." James said, clearly not understanding. They entered Meagan's room, and James laughed. The walls were painted hot pink. Meagan gave him a soft zap. "Shaddup!" she said. Knock! Knock! Meagan looked up. "Meagan! It's Jenna!" called her father. The door swung open, expelling Jenna and her backpack. "Jenna?" asked James. "Who's Jenna?" Meagan smacked her forehead again, grimacing. "Ooo! Meagan, who is this?" asked Jenna, "Your boyfriend?" Meagan and James looked at each other. "Ewww!" Meagan said, turning away and sticking her tongue out. James looked away too. "Prongs? My boyfriend?" she asked, "No way! That's about as a rarity as you invent a broom that can fly to the moon!" James was looking Meagan up and down. "Me? Blue Eyes and me? Yeeeeew!" "His name is Prongs?" asked Jenna. "No." James said, "I'm James Potter." Meagan nodded. "He's one of the Marauders. You see, at our school, we're the biggest troublemakers around. Moony, Wormtail, Padfoot, Prongs, and Blue Eyes!" she said. She did a little bow. "Who are Moony, Wormtail, and Padfoot?" Jenna asked. Knock! Knock! "I think that question's going to be answered." James said. "MEAGAN!" came a yell. "PRONGS!" yelled Meagan, "YOU DON'T CALL A MARAUDER MEETING AT MY HOUSE IF I DON'T KNOW ABOUT IT!" James grinned evilly. Meagan's eyes were red with anger. Three boys came into the room. One with long black hair and brown eyes with gold flecks in them, the other short and pudgy and resembled a mouse, and the other with brown eyes and gray eyes that sparkled like the full moon (A/N: HA HA HA ::coughs:: Sorry.). The boy with gray eyes had large bags under his eyes. "Jenna, meet Sirius," Meagan said, pointing at Sirius, "Peter," she pointed at Peter, "and Remus. Other wise known as Padfoot, Wormtail, and Moony." They all nodded in turn of their nicknames. Jenna was looking interestedly at Remus. He looked back and shuddered. "We've come to work on the map," James said. "Know what? Maybe I'll come over your house uninvited. OUT!" Meagan said. "Good bye Prongs! We'll work on the map in SCHOOL! Do you think I memorized all the secret passages? THE ONLY ONE I CAN REMEMBER IS THE ONE UNDER THE WHOMPING WILLOW! I'll see you later Moony! Bon voyage Padfoot!" (-Sirius looked stumped at the words bon voyage and was about to ask when Remus leaned over and said, "It means goodbye in French."-) "Orimvwa Moony!" Meagan yelled, shoving them all out the door. "Wow, you have interesting friends," Jenna said. "And that Moony kid. he was hot." Meagan keeled over laughing. "Jenna's in love with a werewolf!" she choked. "What?" she asked. Meagan laughed harder. "Nothing, nothing." She said. ~*~ "Remember that?" asked Meagan, laughing. "Aye," James said, laughing too. "I'm surprised it wasn't Sirius the Sad she liked." He stated, very amused. "And still doesn't understand a word in French!" Meagan said, "I said Buenos Diaz to him once and Black the Befuddled stood there gaping!" "Remember when." ~*~ "Wormtail likes you!" James said, hopping up and down and laughing like the maniac he was. Meagan spit out her carbonated and artificially flavored water (otherwise known as soda) out. It coincidently got sprayed all over Peter, who licked his lips and said, "Mmm! Coke-a-Cola!" Sirius fell off his seat, laughing hard. Meagan's face turned blue and she tried to breathe. Remus had fallen under the table. Peter had gone bright red. Meagan could almost feel the heat radiating off him. She looked at him and gagged even more. Marykate, over at the Ravenclaw table, was drinking her goblet and trying to hide her smile. She had known about this all along. Meagan was now howling at Peter. "HOW COULD YOU LIKE ME? YOU KNOW I'M NOT AT ALL INTERESTED IN YOU!" she yelled, squashing poor (A/N-Meagan: is he really that poor.?) Peter like a bug. He whimpered, tears forming in his eyes. James, Remus, and Sirius found this all the more funny. Meagan got up, having another one of those teen mood-swings. She was 13 and on a roll. She ran, people laughing. Most boys were hovering around her, since they got wind of the Christmas ball. She ran to the common room and slammed the door. She didn't know why, but she knew Peter was bad. She knew Peter was a betrayer in some way. That was one of the many reasons she never liked him. ~*~ "I remember that loud and clear." Meagan said. "I knew there was something mentally wrong with that kid." James snorted. "Then why did you let us switch Secret-Keepers?" he asked. Meagan looked highly offended. "Well, first of all, you didn't tell me about it," she said, "Second of all, I would have stopped you. You didn't let me." "Yeaaaaah, right." Said James. Meagan rolled her eyes. She suddenly perked up. "I remember walking in on you and Lily kissing," she said. James groaned. "No! Not that story!" ~*~ Meagan was walking aimlessly around the school. Everyone had a boyfriend or girlfriend except her and James. She kicked a frog brain that lay on the ground. She knew she liked him, but she couldn't tell him that. It was one of the places her outgoingness and bravery didn't cover. She heard something. Her ears pricked up and she listened to it intently. It was a suction sound. She transformed with a small "pop" and walked to where the noise was coming from. In the room were two kids, both Gryffindors, one a boy and one a girl. The girl had long, flowing red hair. Her eyes were closed. Meagan couldn't tell who she was, since all she could see of the girl was half her face and her hair. But she did recognize the boy. His haphazard black hair was more messy than usual and his glasses were askew. He was about as tall as he should be for his age. It was the one and only James Potter. "GRAAAAAAAAAACK!" Meagan screamed, transforming back to her regular self. The girl fell out of James's arms as he jumped in shock. She fell to the ground, her hair flying behind her. Her eyes were wide and green. It was Lily Evans. "Lily? Prongs?" Meagan croaked, sounding like a frog. "Blue Eyes!" yelled James, as shocked as she was. "Meagan?" asked Lily. Meagan looked from Lily to James, her eyes wide and yellow. "Good Lord, help us all." She said, and sank to the ground in dead faint. ~*~ Meagan laughed. James groaned. "My first kiss and you came in and ruined it all." James said. Meagan sighed. "Yeah, but that was years and years ago." She said, trying to sound unimpressive. She patted James on the head. "Back then was your glory day. When you didn't have gray hair!" she yelled and laughed triumphantly. "Aaaaaagh. You always find some way to bring my hair into it." He said, pulling at it. Meagan grinned. "Yes, that's it Prongs, make yourself go bald too. That'll do a lot to make us stop making fun of you." She said. "Aaaaaaaaaaaaagh!" James said in a long groan. ~*~ "Paige, what's that?" asked Cate, pointing at her daughter's golden necklace. "Nothing," Paige said quickly, shoving the necklace inside her shirt. She said it a little to quickly. Cate snapped her fingers. The necklace came out of Paige's shirt and dragged her relentlessly forward. She tried not to break the delicate golden chain. Cate took the necklace and fingered it. Paige was looking at the ground. She licked her lips. "Who has the other one?" Cate asked sternly. Paige closed her eyes and mumbled something inaudible. "Who has the other one?" Cate asked again, her voice rising. She tugged on the necklace. Paige felt the chain cut into her neck. She stood on tiptoe to keep it from breaking. "Bridgett!" she wailed. "Bridgett? Well, well, I think it would say 'relatives' on it or something if Bridgett gave it to you, wouldn't it?" Cate whispered menacingly. Paige whimpered. She didn't say anything. She knew her mother would find some way to find out Juanita Potter gave it to her. "JUANITA POTTER?" yelled Cate. Paige felt a moment of pain as the chain scratched her neck. There was a tiny tinkling sound and the chain broke. Paige gave a dry sob. The necklace fell to the ground. Paige's eyes swelled with tears. She dropped to her knees, frantically picking up the pieces of chain. Cate stepped lightly on Paige's hand. light enough for it not to hurt. Paige dragged herself to the ground, where her arm lay tense. She gritted her teeth as Cate put more pressure on the hand. "How many time - have I told you - not - to associate - with the Potters." Asked Cate, her voice coming out in gasps. Tears cascaded down Paige's face. It wasn't that her hand hurt, but it was because Nita was her friend and they were best friends. Bridgett and Dominic could never be one of her best friends, because she was related to them both; she could never get a special relationship like that between a friend and a friend. She had just met Max, but Max was a boy and she needed a friend that was girl. She closed her eyes and heard tears drip onto the ground. "A lot." Paige choked. She had her fist closed tightly around the necklace's charm. She brought it up to her face and wiped the tears away, the charm getting in the way. She looked at it through blurry eyes. It seemed to glow. She blinked. It was glowing. Softly, inside her head, she heard Nita's voice saying, "I hope we'll always be friends." She knew the charm was enchanted to say that to her when she was troubled. She gave another racking sob and whispered, "I do too." "Friends Forever?" asked the charm. "Yes," sobbed Paige. She looked at her mother, who was fuming. "Go." Cate said shortly. Paige quickly gathered the remains of the necklace and hurried to her room. She spread it out on the bed and touched it lightly. It started to glow again. She withdrew her hand quickly. The pieces began to shake. They flew together the mended themselves. Paige wiped away her tears and sniffed. "Always prepared, you are, Nita." She said, grinning a little to herself. She put it back on and slipped it down her shirt so it couldn't be seen. She felt the warm metal touch her skin. She grinned. She and Nita would always be friends. ~*~ Crystal ran. Brian ran. Fred and George ran. Crystal looked wildly over her shoulder. "Tell me why we're doing this again." Brian asked, also looking over his shoulder. "Do you want to see Snape looking at McGonagall?" Crystal asked, starting to pant. She gave an exasperated sigh and said, "Oh, that's it!" and took Brian by the shoulders. They disappeared off the spot. Fred and George followed suit. "Well, Snape having a love potion should keep him off our backs for some time," said George, laughing evilly. The others laughed. He was right. the turnout would be interesting..