Chapter 3 - The Hogwarts Express
"I got accepted !" Arthur shouted as he ran into the common room. "I've got a job at the minstry !"
Sirus and James didn't seem to notice him come in, their minds were on the game of wizards chess, Remus however jumped to his feet and marched towards him.
"What department did you send a letter to ?" Remus muttered, taking the letter from his hand.
"Misuse of muggle artifacts. They said all I needed was an E in my Muggle studies NEWT. I got a O. The had no choice but to hire me."
"That's great," said James as sirus pondered his next move, "Molly will be so happy."
And at that the smile on Arthur's face grew. "Not as happy as she will be by the end of the trip home." He said.
Wormtail lowered his book, Sirus looked up from the chessboard and James and Lupin continued to stare.
"What is that suposed to mean ?" Sirus said.
"You'll have to wait and see." Arthur added, then left to pack.
***
"All a board now, You don't wanna miss yer train now do ya ?" Came Hagrid's voice.
The first years seemed happy that term was over early the were jumping up and down in the windows waiting to leave.
"Hagrid ?"
"I was wonderin' when you'd come to say goodbye."
And their the four stood. Wormtail, Padfoot, Prongs and Moony.
"An' I s'pose you four have come to appologise for all the trouble you caused over the years."
Sirus grinned and patted him on the back. "Bye Mate." And then four became three.
"Yeah see ya." Said Wormtail quickly. The three became two.
"I don't think we'll see you again." James began a slight tear in his eye.
"Now don't you say tha' you'll make me cry." And two became one.
"I want you to hold onto this." Lupin said, handing Hagrid a peice of parchment. "Give it to someone, who will cause as much trouble as we did." He said with a smile. "We'll miss you hagrid."
"An' I shall find out where you are livin' an' visit."
Lupin smiled again and left.
"I wonder why they call 'im Moony" Hagrid said to himself. " Oh yeah, the werewolf thing, I get it."
***
The journey home was long and queit. Moony would be staying with Wormtail and Padfoot would be staying at the Potter cottage. But even so the Marauders would be split up. Perhaps for ever.
None of them spoke until a group of people walked in that made them all sit up.
"Hello you four," Said Lily, who was stood at the front. "Why the long faces.
But the long faces didn't last James was happy to see Lily and Sirus was even happier to see she had brought the Ravenclaw girl with her.
"This is Amy Wizmot." Molly said from the back, giving her a shove forwards, "Me and her are staying at Lily's for the week."
"Well, that's good," James said, his spirits lifting (Lily only lived a road away from him.) "Sirus is staying at mine so we'll all be in one place."
Then James ears heard a cough from the corner in which Lupin was sat and he changed the statement.
"I mean mostly."
" Potter ?" Is that you hiding in here with a bunch of tarts ?" Came Lucius Malfoy's voice.
But that was all it took. As the girls stepped aside to let Malfoy through Sirus pulled out his wand and yelled.
Lucius Malfoy fell backwards stunned. And suddenly all eye were on Sirus.
"Well no one needs Malfoy babbling on to ruin their journy." He said, "And no one calls you three tarts." He added with a smile toward Amy Wizmot, who in turn gave him one back.
***
"Molly ! Molly" Came Arthur's voice from outside the compartment. They were nearly at london station when he came racing in, "Have you seen, oh there you are Molly !"
"Arthur dear, whats the matter."
"Nothing dear, Nothing at all." He said going down on one knee, I was just wondering if you'd marry me ?"
"I got accepted !" Arthur shouted as he ran into the common room. "I've got a job at the minstry !"
Sirus and James didn't seem to notice him come in, their minds were on the game of wizards chess, Remus however jumped to his feet and marched towards him.
"What department did you send a letter to ?" Remus muttered, taking the letter from his hand.
"Misuse of muggle artifacts. They said all I needed was an E in my Muggle studies NEWT. I got a O. The had no choice but to hire me."
"That's great," said James as sirus pondered his next move, "Molly will be so happy."
And at that the smile on Arthur's face grew. "Not as happy as she will be by the end of the trip home." He said.
Wormtail lowered his book, Sirus looked up from the chessboard and James and Lupin continued to stare.
"What is that suposed to mean ?" Sirus said.
"You'll have to wait and see." Arthur added, then left to pack.
***
"All a board now, You don't wanna miss yer train now do ya ?" Came Hagrid's voice.
The first years seemed happy that term was over early the were jumping up and down in the windows waiting to leave.
"Hagrid ?"
"I was wonderin' when you'd come to say goodbye."
And their the four stood. Wormtail, Padfoot, Prongs and Moony.
"An' I s'pose you four have come to appologise for all the trouble you caused over the years."
Sirus grinned and patted him on the back. "Bye Mate." And then four became three.
"Yeah see ya." Said Wormtail quickly. The three became two.
"I don't think we'll see you again." James began a slight tear in his eye.
"Now don't you say tha' you'll make me cry." And two became one.
"I want you to hold onto this." Lupin said, handing Hagrid a peice of parchment. "Give it to someone, who will cause as much trouble as we did." He said with a smile. "We'll miss you hagrid."
"An' I shall find out where you are livin' an' visit."
Lupin smiled again and left.
"I wonder why they call 'im Moony" Hagrid said to himself. " Oh yeah, the werewolf thing, I get it."
***
The journey home was long and queit. Moony would be staying with Wormtail and Padfoot would be staying at the Potter cottage. But even so the Marauders would be split up. Perhaps for ever.
None of them spoke until a group of people walked in that made them all sit up.
"Hello you four," Said Lily, who was stood at the front. "Why the long faces.
But the long faces didn't last James was happy to see Lily and Sirus was even happier to see she had brought the Ravenclaw girl with her.
"This is Amy Wizmot." Molly said from the back, giving her a shove forwards, "Me and her are staying at Lily's for the week."
"Well, that's good," James said, his spirits lifting (Lily only lived a road away from him.) "Sirus is staying at mine so we'll all be in one place."
Then James ears heard a cough from the corner in which Lupin was sat and he changed the statement.
"I mean mostly."
" Potter ?" Is that you hiding in here with a bunch of tarts ?" Came Lucius Malfoy's voice.
But that was all it took. As the girls stepped aside to let Malfoy through Sirus pulled out his wand and yelled.
Lucius Malfoy fell backwards stunned. And suddenly all eye were on Sirus.
"Well no one needs Malfoy babbling on to ruin their journy." He said, "And no one calls you three tarts." He added with a smile toward Amy Wizmot, who in turn gave him one back.
***
"Molly ! Molly" Came Arthur's voice from outside the compartment. They were nearly at london station when he came racing in, "Have you seen, oh there you are Molly !"
"Arthur dear, whats the matter."
"Nothing dear, Nothing at all." He said going down on one knee, I was just wondering if you'd marry me ?"
