Until Death Do Us Part
Harry Potter theme and related characters are property of J.K. Rowling. Plot idea is accredited to the original author, J.K.Rowling. Plot angle and revisions idea of Melissa Pomeroy. Character Verissa Station (name borrowed with permission from an aquaintence) property of Meisako Pyoko-Chan (Melissa Pomeroy), 2002. Any and all reviews appriaciated.~~~*~~~*~~~*~~~*~~~*~~~*~~~*~~~*~~~
chapter FOUR: Remus and Genetics
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Welcome to my version of 'life before Harry'. This is the story of James, Lily, and the gang in their seventh year of Hogwarts to the begining of the Harry Potter series as we know it... Please read my rendition of Harry's fifth year, Harry Potter and the Fallen Angel at Hogwarts (complete), and his sixth year, Harry Potter and the Children's Crusades (work in progress).
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"It's called as Punnett Square - a Muggle idea - used to detirmine the genetic make-up of offspring of two genotypes." Professor Diov said excitedly as if it were the most thrilling peice of news she had the joy of giving notes on. "The Square goes like this..." The Magigenetics teacher drew a tic-tac-toe grid on the blackboard, writing a few well-chosen letters across the top and down the side.
A sudden scratch of quills and the shuffle of parchment filled the small classroom as the students rushed to copy down the information. Lily sat amongst them in the darkened room and feverishly copied her own notes. It was the first day of school, and thankfully the last class. She had decided that this year she would take an advanced class, one offered to only seventh years.
And just Lily's luck, too.
Lily shared this class with none other than Severus Snape. Snape seemed very interested in this particular subject and had already copied down three roles of parchment with information. He seemed completely oblivious that there were any other students than himself in the class. It was unnerving to see him so involved in anything.
"We'll spend a good first half of the year learning about Punnett Square, then move on to Magi-Pun Squares, followed then by memorizing a few curse genotypes. Curses can be inherited, you realize." Professor Diov contiuned with notes for another hour before giving out their assignment ("use a homozygous recessive and homozygous dominant pea plant to find the possible phenotypes"). Lily found it very easy and much like the multiplication tables she had learned in second grade.
She late found James heading back to the Gryffindor tower from his Muggle Studies class and hurried to join him.
"How's the first day back?" Their fingers interlocked gently.
"Dandy, I suppose, but we've got Potions with Slytherin." James mumbled.
"Gryffindor and Slytherin are always paired for Potions. Professor Agaretch prefers it that way." said Lily. "At least you've only got one class with them. I've Magigenetics with Snape."
"Poor baby." said James, bringing Lily's hand to his mouth to kiss it.
"I'm not a baby." She said firmly before gigling. James was now kissing up her arm.
"Gross! Get a room!" Sirius was making gaging faces just ahead of them.
"Hardy har har har." said Lily, sticking her tongue out at him.
"Ooh, real mature, Lilian." Sirius replied.
"How many times must I tell you? It's Lily Anne, not Lilian."
James interviened. "Whoa, now!" Please, ladies, take it outside!"
Sirius playfully lunged at James and the two wrestled themselves to the ground. "Take that back!"
Lily looked down the hall. "Where are the other two pillagers?"
"Marauders, dearest, we prefer to be called Marauders." James huffed as he breifly pinned Sirius. "'S got a nicer ring to it."
"They mean the same - any way, where are Remus and Peter at?"
The scuffling stopped and the two boys looked up at her.
"I think Peter's in the library and Remus..." Sirius shot James a strange look.
"Remus... uh, he was called away. Think his mum's sick." said James.
"Oh!" said Lily. "But he only just arrived!" She shook her head. "She gets sick near as often as Remus does, I wonder if it's some genetic disease? Ooh! I'll try a Punnett Square! First I'll have to identify the diease and the genotype and then cross it with a homozygous recessive..." Lily's voiced trailed off as she began muttered to herself, heading toward the library, leaving behind two very bewildered Gryffindors.
It was now a week before Halloween, the Quidditch season had begun, Remus had returned only to become sick himself, and Lily was no where near to finding the disease Remus and Mrs. Lupin had. The symptoms pointed to no such inherited disease.
Lily and Verissa seemed the only ones concerned with Remus and his mother's condition. Even Professor Dumbledore had said to put it out of their minds. The two girls sat quietly in the library one evening, pouring into a pile of books.
"That's not it either." Lily slammed her book clsed. "I think I'll just ask him."
Verissa nodded her cherry-white head. "That might be best, but I don't think he'll be too fond of us, you know, nosing into his personaly life and everything."
"I quite agree."
Lily and Verissa started.
"If Remus wanted you to know, he would have told you already." Peter had suddenly appeared from behind a book shelf. "If you value his friendship, you'll just drop it. Believe me. He'll tell you if he wants you to know." Peter stared at the girls with his peircing black and beady eyes before walking out.
"Um, I'd better go-" Verissa picked up her things and scrambled away.
Lily was alone, feeling horrible as ever.
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Sorry it took me so long! I've been busy with work and school. But I've got the flu today, so i have Iime to type!
SeaS: James has his reasons for acting the way he does. :)
Please email me! Slytherin_Angel@MostlySunny.com
Harry Potter theme and related characters are property of J.K. Rowling. Plot idea is accredited to the original author, J.K.Rowling. Plot angle and revisions idea of Melissa Pomeroy. Character Verissa Station (name borrowed with permission from an aquaintence) property of Meisako Pyoko-Chan (Melissa Pomeroy), 2002. Any and all reviews appriaciated.
chapter FOUR: Remus and Genetics
Welcome to my version of 'life before Harry'. This is the story of James, Lily, and the gang in their seventh year of Hogwarts to the begining of the Harry Potter series as we know it... Please read my rendition of Harry's fifth year, Harry Potter and the Fallen Angel at Hogwarts (complete), and his sixth year, Harry Potter and the Children's Crusades (work in progress).
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"It's called as Punnett Square - a Muggle idea - used to detirmine the genetic make-up of offspring of two genotypes." Professor Diov said excitedly as if it were the most thrilling peice of news she had the joy of giving notes on. "The Square goes like this..." The Magigenetics teacher drew a tic-tac-toe grid on the blackboard, writing a few well-chosen letters across the top and down the side.
A sudden scratch of quills and the shuffle of parchment filled the small classroom as the students rushed to copy down the information. Lily sat amongst them in the darkened room and feverishly copied her own notes. It was the first day of school, and thankfully the last class. She had decided that this year she would take an advanced class, one offered to only seventh years.
And just Lily's luck, too.
Lily shared this class with none other than Severus Snape. Snape seemed very interested in this particular subject and had already copied down three roles of parchment with information. He seemed completely oblivious that there were any other students than himself in the class. It was unnerving to see him so involved in anything.
"We'll spend a good first half of the year learning about Punnett Square, then move on to Magi-Pun Squares, followed then by memorizing a few curse genotypes. Curses can be inherited, you realize." Professor Diov contiuned with notes for another hour before giving out their assignment ("use a homozygous recessive and homozygous dominant pea plant to find the possible phenotypes"). Lily found it very easy and much like the multiplication tables she had learned in second grade.
She late found James heading back to the Gryffindor tower from his Muggle Studies class and hurried to join him.
"How's the first day back?" Their fingers interlocked gently.
"Dandy, I suppose, but we've got Potions with Slytherin." James mumbled.
"Gryffindor and Slytherin are always paired for Potions. Professor Agaretch prefers it that way." said Lily. "At least you've only got one class with them. I've Magigenetics with Snape."
"Poor baby." said James, bringing Lily's hand to his mouth to kiss it.
"I'm not a baby." She said firmly before gigling. James was now kissing up her arm.
"Gross! Get a room!" Sirius was making gaging faces just ahead of them.
"Hardy har har har." said Lily, sticking her tongue out at him.
"Ooh, real mature, Lilian." Sirius replied.
"How many times must I tell you? It's Lily Anne, not Lilian."
James interviened. "Whoa, now!" Please, ladies, take it outside!"
Sirius playfully lunged at James and the two wrestled themselves to the ground. "Take that back!"
Lily looked down the hall. "Where are the other two pillagers?"
"Marauders, dearest, we prefer to be called Marauders." James huffed as he breifly pinned Sirius. "'S got a nicer ring to it."
"They mean the same - any way, where are Remus and Peter at?"
The scuffling stopped and the two boys looked up at her.
"I think Peter's in the library and Remus..." Sirius shot James a strange look.
"Remus... uh, he was called away. Think his mum's sick." said James.
"Oh!" said Lily. "But he only just arrived!" She shook her head. "She gets sick near as often as Remus does, I wonder if it's some genetic disease? Ooh! I'll try a Punnett Square! First I'll have to identify the diease and the genotype and then cross it with a homozygous recessive..." Lily's voiced trailed off as she began muttered to herself, heading toward the library, leaving behind two very bewildered Gryffindors.
It was now a week before Halloween, the Quidditch season had begun, Remus had returned only to become sick himself, and Lily was no where near to finding the disease Remus and Mrs. Lupin had. The symptoms pointed to no such inherited disease.
Lily and Verissa seemed the only ones concerned with Remus and his mother's condition. Even Professor Dumbledore had said to put it out of their minds. The two girls sat quietly in the library one evening, pouring into a pile of books.
"That's not it either." Lily slammed her book clsed. "I think I'll just ask him."
Verissa nodded her cherry-white head. "That might be best, but I don't think he'll be too fond of us, you know, nosing into his personaly life and everything."
"I quite agree."
Lily and Verissa started.
"If Remus wanted you to know, he would have told you already." Peter had suddenly appeared from behind a book shelf. "If you value his friendship, you'll just drop it. Believe me. He'll tell you if he wants you to know." Peter stared at the girls with his peircing black and beady eyes before walking out.
"Um, I'd better go-" Verissa picked up her things and scrambled away.
Lily was alone, feeling horrible as ever.
Sorry it took me so long! I've been busy with work and school. But I've got the flu today, so i have Iime to type!
SeaS: James has his reasons for acting the way he does. :)
Please email me! Slytherin_Angel@MostlySunny.com