Chapter 14

Q&A:

L. Meylan-They all know. Gwen found out before any of the rest of them.

Gia Black- Professor Greenleaf and Aure are the same person. Professor Mina Weasley just calls her by her first name. In my Author notes though, Aure is my friend who reviews every now and then and owns Professor Greenleaf/Princess Aure. And thank you for making me one of your favorite authors.

Sara- I'll leave that up to your imagination… ^^o

AT2 zumamoonlight, Hazelmist and Aure.

No thanks to: Lupin's p********, who's trying to run off my readers!

A/N: I have taken a nice break… Sure it was only one day but with five reviewers (A record for this story) how can I stop? But… you should fear the FanFic Writer hyped up on chocolate. And FF.net is finally up long enough for me to post all three chapters!!!! Mwa ha ha ha ha!!! ~Ahem~ Now on to the story!

Neither Remus nor Gwen mentioned anything to the others. For all they knew, they had been doing exactly what they said they were going to do. They both smiled when the four snowy figures trudged into the Common Room. James and Sirius had those identical grins again which one could only interpret in one way. Snape and Malfoy had come back to their Common Room snowier than they had.

"I still say that they would have surrendered more quickly if Lily and James hadn't been extremely busy snogging in a snowdrift while Sirius and I got knocked over by those bloody Slytherins snowballs. They put fire charms on those huge things. Lucky we were in the snow or we'd all have been burned to a crisp!" Exclaimed Peter.

Gwen laughed. "I'll look to like, if looking liking move: But no more deep will I endart mine eye than your consent gives strength to make it fly."

"Her and Shakespeare again," commented James. "And at her rate that's who she's going to get married to."

"O, swear not by the moon, the inconstant moon! That monthly changes in her circled orb, lest that thy love prove likewise variable…" replied Gwen, glancing over at Remus and then opening up her script.

"Then perhaps you need a dose of your own medicine." James walked over next to Gwen. "These violent delights have violent ends. And in their triumph die, like fire and powder, Which as they kiss consume: the sweetest honey is loathsome in his own deliciousness and in the taste confounds the appetite. Therefore love moderately; long love doth so; Too swift arrives as tardy as too slow," he recited.

"Perhaps James, but you would know about that better than I would…" replied Gwen. James lost his grin and then walked away from Gwen and back over to Sirius.

"How about we forget the play and work on a revenge on the Slytherins?" asked James.

"Patience perforce with wilful choler meeting makes my flesh tremble in their different greeting. I will withdraw: but this intrusion shall now seeming sweet convert to bitter gall," said Remus.

"You guys are all going to drive me nuts! If you need me, I'll be up in the dormitory before I dash out my desperate brains," said James and motioned for Sirius and Peter to follow him.

"That's my line…" pouted Gwen after he left.

Lily laughed and pulled off her snowy clothing before sitting down to Gwen in her blouse and skirt. "You must enjoy annoying James, for you certainly do it enough," said Lily. She pulled out her wand and summoned her book bag and then pulled out ink, quill, parchment and her "Standard Book of Spell 5th Year".

"Well if it weren't for him getting sick, I would have been in classes yesterday and could have handed in my homework so I wouldn't have been hunted down in the library," said Gwen and studied her book.

"Why would it matter if anyone found you in the library?" asked Lily. Her smile started to grow. "I mean you couldn't possibly be doing something that you shouldn't have been doing, right?" Lily's eyes were twinkling.

"Even if I was doing anything," said Gwen slowly blushing. "Which I wasn't! It is… I mean it wouldn't be any of your business Lily."

"If you say so Gwen, but if you're just trying to hide something from James, I won't tell him anything if he forced me… Well, if I got a truth potion then I might let it slip, but not purposely!" She leaned over and whispered softly so Remus wouldn't hear. "Lord knows Professor Weasley can't keep any secrets… But James doesn't know, she only told me and I made to sure to ask her not to tell anyone else. Your little secret is safe."

"Thanks Lil… you would make a great Marauder if they ever decide to allow girls," said Gwen.

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The Marauders, minus Gwen and Peter (who was in the hospital wing for burns), slipped out of the Common Room early on Saturday morning. With map in hand and cloak thrown over the three of them, they made their way toward the Whomping Willow. Keeping silent, so as to not wake up any teachers, they went quickly across the lawn toward the tree. AS they got just near enough to the tree it began waving it's branches trying to hit any of them.

"We should have waited for Peter… there's no way to get past those branches," said James, sighing. He pulled out the map and a noticed a small dot labeled Aure Greenleaf was moving quickly toward them. He slightly panicked and nodded to the others to head toward the Forbidden Forest. The figured seemed to know where they were going and was right on their trail. It was either go into the forest and face it's creatures, or wait for Professor Greenleaf to catch them. However, the teacher never caught up with them. But she did walk right past, not taking and notice of them, but she had good reason.

"Aure! Wait for me!" exclaimed Professor Weasley, running down the lawn toward them.

"You take a very long time Mina…" sighed Professor Greenleaf and waited for the other teacher before continuing down toward Hogsmeade. They were both out of sight before anyone spoke.

"Accio Cloak. Accio Map," said a female voice. Luckily for the Marauders, it wasn't another teacher. "Tisk tisk, James. You should know better than to try and go down to Hogsmeade on a teacher weekend."

"Shut up Gwen."