Ruby Snare-3
This chapter is dedicated to the Fabulous Phoenix Firefly whose magnificent
mind came up with the character featured in this chapter.
-Trixie.
Before anyone could say anything else Ruby swooped out of the compartment. Everyone stared at Abbey waiting for an explanation. "Well?" Sirius asked. "That's Ruby Snare!" Abbey began. "She was moved to Ravenclaw from Slytherin at the end of last year! She's like, best friends with Snape" Abbey exclaimed, as if it was perfect, common knowledge. She now had everyone's attention. "Okay, number one, how come you know all this and no- one else did," James asked accusingly, taking back Abbey, making her feel as if she was being interrogated. He continued "and number two, why?" He asked, returning to his playful self. Abbey let out a sigh of relief, "Well, I know this because at the end of last year I walked past a class room that Ruby and Snape were in having this conversation. The reason why is because Dumbledore didn't want to expel either of them so he just separated them. Apparently they were considered "dangerous" together." Abbey finished. The compartment was tense, which none of the people sitting in the carriage were used to. No-one said anything and it was getting too quiet. "Ooooooooh!" James said being mockingly suspenseful. Everyone laughed, even Lily.
* * *
The six fifth years, along with every other student currently at Hogwarts had been at school now for just under a week.
Sirius sat up, yawning; his hair messy but still managed to fall handsomely around his profile. He looked around the dormitory Moony and Wormtail were still asleep and James, "What the hell are you doing?" he asked laughing, for what James was doing was a fairly humorous sight. Flingy his arms around in circles while bending his knees, James answered. "We're going to Hogsmeade today and Lily's going to be there and I want to look my best. And my best involves looking fit." Sirius had laid back down on his bed and was now laughing quite a bit. "Stop.. Stop.please.too funny." he pushed out in between bursts of laughter. James stopped and looked at his friend. Rolling his eyes he said "Mate," he said getting his robes out. "Go and obsess over yourself infront of the mirror or something." He said.
* * *
The Marauders had been at Hogsmeade for maybe half an hour. "Padfoot? What are we going to do today?" James asked, rubbing his hands together, looking slightly evil. "Um, I'm just going to go and look for...Er.Someone," he said mysteriously. "Oh, ok," James said. "Where is he? We'll all go." He said heading off up the main road. "No!" Sirius said a little too urgently, pulling James back. "He's a she and I would rather go myself." He said with a glint in his eye. "Ooooh, who's the mystery witch?" Lupin asked. "Abbey." Sirius said winking and walking off to the Three Broomstick leaving the other three Marauders whistling, hooting and cheering in a typical teenage boy manner.
"Well," James said, once Sirius was through the door of the Inn. "What are we going to do?" He asked. Peter looked at his watch and gasped. "I have to be back at the castle in 5 minutes! I have a detention with McGonagall for setting my chair on fire!" he whined. Lupin started laughing. "Oh you should have been there Prongs! It was so funny!" Lupin said. James cracked a grin. "Yeah, I heard from Padfoot, and I'm sorry I missed it." "What am I going to do?" Peter whined jumping from one foot to another. James rolled his eyes, grabbed Peter by the shoulder, and dragged him off to Honeydukes, Moony close on his tail. "We'll distract the owners and you go via the tunnel okay?" James whispered. Peter nodded. "Should I take the map or should we look now." Remus reached inside his robes and pulled out the old piece of parchment. "How about we do both?" He said handing the map to James. "We solemnly swear that we're up to no good" James whispered tapping the parchment. Ink lines spread like liquid across the piece. "Okay, there's Flitwick, but other than that your fine," James said tapping the parchment along with the lines "Mischief managed" "Right-y-o, on the count of three run" Lupin said to Peter. "One, Two.Three!" Peter sped off. James raised a jar of some sort of flavored sauce about the middle of the shop with a charm and then let it crash in the centre. It was the perfect distraction. Peter was gone as where Remus and James.
Once they were outside and away from Honeydukes, they peered around again. "Oh look James!" Lupin said, pointing discreetly towards a group of girls. "Isn't that Lily?" he said, knowing perfectly well that it was. James took off immediately. "Oi! Evans! It's me! James!" he said, yelling and waving at Lily. "I know who you are," Lily said loudly and with a touch of rudeness. "How could I forget, your ego takes up most of Hogwarts. "Would you look at that Moony, she knows who I am and she hasn't forgotten!" James said smiling. "D'yer she loves me?" He asked elbowing Remus in the ribs. Lupin laughed uncomfortably. "Hi Lily." He said quietly. Lily smiled at Lupin. "Hi Remus, how are you?" she asked. Lupin looked up, "Oh, yeah, not bad." Lily smiled again, "That's good, well see you." She said walking off with her friends.
James followed and annoyed Lily for another 25 minutes. Lily spun around. "James Potter, if you do not leave me alone I will do something I will not regret," she threatened. "Did you hear that Moony? D'you reckon it's a kiss?" he asked, aggravating Lily further. Lily plunged inside her robes and pulled out her wand. "Pertricus Tortalus!" she yelled. Sadly, James's legs and arms snapped together and he fell to the ground. Lily stormed off and Remus looked down at James who was smiling. "I hate to tell you mate but she had good form to do that." Lupin said, laughing. The comment didn't faze James. "Nope, she loves me." He said, laying stiff as a board.
Before anyone could say anything else Ruby swooped out of the compartment. Everyone stared at Abbey waiting for an explanation. "Well?" Sirius asked. "That's Ruby Snare!" Abbey began. "She was moved to Ravenclaw from Slytherin at the end of last year! She's like, best friends with Snape" Abbey exclaimed, as if it was perfect, common knowledge. She now had everyone's attention. "Okay, number one, how come you know all this and no- one else did," James asked accusingly, taking back Abbey, making her feel as if she was being interrogated. He continued "and number two, why?" He asked, returning to his playful self. Abbey let out a sigh of relief, "Well, I know this because at the end of last year I walked past a class room that Ruby and Snape were in having this conversation. The reason why is because Dumbledore didn't want to expel either of them so he just separated them. Apparently they were considered "dangerous" together." Abbey finished. The compartment was tense, which none of the people sitting in the carriage were used to. No-one said anything and it was getting too quiet. "Ooooooooh!" James said being mockingly suspenseful. Everyone laughed, even Lily.
* * *
The six fifth years, along with every other student currently at Hogwarts had been at school now for just under a week.
Sirius sat up, yawning; his hair messy but still managed to fall handsomely around his profile. He looked around the dormitory Moony and Wormtail were still asleep and James, "What the hell are you doing?" he asked laughing, for what James was doing was a fairly humorous sight. Flingy his arms around in circles while bending his knees, James answered. "We're going to Hogsmeade today and Lily's going to be there and I want to look my best. And my best involves looking fit." Sirius had laid back down on his bed and was now laughing quite a bit. "Stop.. Stop.please.too funny." he pushed out in between bursts of laughter. James stopped and looked at his friend. Rolling his eyes he said "Mate," he said getting his robes out. "Go and obsess over yourself infront of the mirror or something." He said.
* * *
The Marauders had been at Hogsmeade for maybe half an hour. "Padfoot? What are we going to do today?" James asked, rubbing his hands together, looking slightly evil. "Um, I'm just going to go and look for...Er.Someone," he said mysteriously. "Oh, ok," James said. "Where is he? We'll all go." He said heading off up the main road. "No!" Sirius said a little too urgently, pulling James back. "He's a she and I would rather go myself." He said with a glint in his eye. "Ooooh, who's the mystery witch?" Lupin asked. "Abbey." Sirius said winking and walking off to the Three Broomstick leaving the other three Marauders whistling, hooting and cheering in a typical teenage boy manner.
"Well," James said, once Sirius was through the door of the Inn. "What are we going to do?" He asked. Peter looked at his watch and gasped. "I have to be back at the castle in 5 minutes! I have a detention with McGonagall for setting my chair on fire!" he whined. Lupin started laughing. "Oh you should have been there Prongs! It was so funny!" Lupin said. James cracked a grin. "Yeah, I heard from Padfoot, and I'm sorry I missed it." "What am I going to do?" Peter whined jumping from one foot to another. James rolled his eyes, grabbed Peter by the shoulder, and dragged him off to Honeydukes, Moony close on his tail. "We'll distract the owners and you go via the tunnel okay?" James whispered. Peter nodded. "Should I take the map or should we look now." Remus reached inside his robes and pulled out the old piece of parchment. "How about we do both?" He said handing the map to James. "We solemnly swear that we're up to no good" James whispered tapping the parchment. Ink lines spread like liquid across the piece. "Okay, there's Flitwick, but other than that your fine," James said tapping the parchment along with the lines "Mischief managed" "Right-y-o, on the count of three run" Lupin said to Peter. "One, Two.Three!" Peter sped off. James raised a jar of some sort of flavored sauce about the middle of the shop with a charm and then let it crash in the centre. It was the perfect distraction. Peter was gone as where Remus and James.
Once they were outside and away from Honeydukes, they peered around again. "Oh look James!" Lupin said, pointing discreetly towards a group of girls. "Isn't that Lily?" he said, knowing perfectly well that it was. James took off immediately. "Oi! Evans! It's me! James!" he said, yelling and waving at Lily. "I know who you are," Lily said loudly and with a touch of rudeness. "How could I forget, your ego takes up most of Hogwarts. "Would you look at that Moony, she knows who I am and she hasn't forgotten!" James said smiling. "D'yer she loves me?" He asked elbowing Remus in the ribs. Lupin laughed uncomfortably. "Hi Lily." He said quietly. Lily smiled at Lupin. "Hi Remus, how are you?" she asked. Lupin looked up, "Oh, yeah, not bad." Lily smiled again, "That's good, well see you." She said walking off with her friends.
James followed and annoyed Lily for another 25 minutes. Lily spun around. "James Potter, if you do not leave me alone I will do something I will not regret," she threatened. "Did you hear that Moony? D'you reckon it's a kiss?" he asked, aggravating Lily further. Lily plunged inside her robes and pulled out her wand. "Pertricus Tortalus!" she yelled. Sadly, James's legs and arms snapped together and he fell to the ground. Lily stormed off and Remus looked down at James who was smiling. "I hate to tell you mate but she had good form to do that." Lupin said, laughing. The comment didn't faze James. "Nope, she loves me." He said, laying stiff as a board.
