Chapter 3-
The Forbidden Forest was not exactly a lovely place to be currently. It smelt of decomposing wood and mildew, and Sirius had horrible allergies. There were dangerous creatures all around, but none of them would eat Gilderoy, even when force-fed. The reason for this was probably because animals don't like to eat things that sing 'Going' on a Muffin Hunt' on the top of its lungs.
Not only was Gilderoy being insanely annoying, but Severus was constantly trying to poison everyone, Sirius wouldn't stop teasing Remus, Remus was having a hard time not murdering Sirius, Ramar was trying not to kill Gilderoy, and Andromeda was encouraging her to kill Gilderoy. One can only imagine why dangerous creatures stayed away.
"I want to play a game!" Gilderoy said as the troop marched through a particularly foul smelling swamp.
"What do you have in mind, Gilderoy?" Remus asked, willing to do anything if it prevented Gilderoy from singing that blasted song one more time.
"Hangman!" Severus yelled, taking a noose out from his robes. He was ignored.
"The cookie jar game!" Gilderoy yelled enthusiastically, clapping. There was a large groan from the tired group. "I'll start! Who stole the cookies from the cookie jar?"
There was no response.
"Severus stole the cookies from the cookie jar!" Gilderoy giggled, pointing a manicured finger at Severus.
"Yes, yes I did. And don't expect them back." Severus said. "And I poisoned them, so if you even TOUCH them, your intestines will fill with puss and your head will explode into a million shards of blood and bone."
Gilderoy burst into tears, and clung onto Ramar.
"GET IT OFF!" Ramar burst out, slapping Gilderoy off her. With a splash, Gilderoy fell into the green slosh that was the swamp. Gilderoy made a sad squeaking noise.
"Well, now that we're all happy," Andromeda said, "Where are we?"
Remus took out the map. "We're almost at the end of the forest." He said. "Judging this crudely drawn map that can't possibly be accurate."
"I think we should just kill Gilderoy, and tell everyone his huge head exploded." Severus said.
"As much as I would like to do that, Severus," Andromeda started, "But-..."
"Oh, come on!" Ramar exclaimed. "Honestly, who would miss him?"
"Where are we?" Sirius interrupted. No one had noticed that as they walked, the woods were slowly disappearing, replaced by thick, white, wispy clouds. Remus looked down at his map, and could barely read the title of their current location.
"The Mists of Memory." Remus said.
"These are hardly Mists." Sirius pointed out. "Why would they name it a Mist?"
"Mist starts with an M." Remus replied. "You can't very well say 'Fog of Memory', it wouldn't work. But why would they call it the Mists of Memory?"
By the time Remus had finished his sentence, everyone had disappeared into the mist.
~*~
Severus was trying to find his way out of this particularly annoying fog, but before anything could occur to him, the clouds began to change. Smoke formed into familiar scenes passing before him. Faster and faster it went, until it rested on one vision.
The Hogwarts library, clear as day, stood before him. Severus reached out to touch a shelf of books, but as his fingers met the wood surface, the vision rippled like water. He pulled his hand away.
He suddenly heard familiar voices whispering and echoing past him, becoming louder and louder.
"Ok, Severus, read it back." A girl's voice said.
Severus turned to see two people sitting at one of the long tables in the back of the room. One was a younger version of no other than himself.
'I was pretty dammed good looking.' Severus thought to himself, allowing himself a quick smirk. But it quickly shot of his face the moment he saw who the other person was.
Long, black hair, pale skin, dark pink lips: Andromeda.
"The two parties this document is signed by," The young Severus stated, reading off a piece of parchment, holding a quill. "Severus Snape and Andromeda Potter, hereby swear that if both parties are still unmarried by the age of thirty, they shall marry each other."
"That almost doesn't sound stupid." Past Andromeda said.
Severus almost smiled. She sounded exactly the same.
"Well, if you're so smart, why don't you write it?" Past Severus asked, handing the quill to young Andromeda. She laughed and pushed it away.
"No, that will do." Andromeda replied. "Shall we sign it?"
Young Severus nodded, and pulled out a small knife. He put it against his index finger, and sliced the tip. When the finger drew blood, he set it down on the parchment and clumsily drew out his name. Young Andromeda did the same.
"Then it's official." Andromeda said, taking her bloody finger off the parchment.
But her words seemed distant. The world around Severus suddenly started to melt around him, and finally, all that was left was a large, green, sunny field. Severus stood there in bewilderment. He glanced down impulsively at his index finger, and ran his thumb over the faded scar.
~*~
Remus, Andromeda and Sirius were all in the same memory, but it so was heartbreaking, that it wouldn't have mattered if there were three hundred people with them, instead of just three.
Andromeda, Remus and Sirius stood dumbstruck as they watched their younger selves having a wonderful time at James and Lily's wedding. Unimportant, yet unforgettable quotes filled the air.
Sirius giving his best man speech. ("I hope Lily and James have a life of love, family, and um... stuff.")
Remus telling Sirius he'd enough to drink. ("Sirius, you're alcohol count is three times higher than what's legal!")
Andromeda bugging the waiters for macaroni and cheese. ("I say nothing applicable to the current situation.")
It was only too soon when the trio was wrenched out of the memory and back into a large green fielded, grief-stricken and heartbroken. ~*~
Ramar thought this whole fog thing was hilarious, and kept poking the various memories to watch them ripple like water. She got tired of this after a while, and fell asleep.
When she woke up, she was lying in a green field, Andromeda, Remus, Sirius and Severus standing over her.
~*~
Gilderoy, due to his mind wipe, just saw reruns of 'I Love Lucy'.
~*~
When everyone was together and visible, no one said anything. (Except for Gilderoy, who was going on and on about 'that crazy Lucy'.)
Remus desperately wanted to hold Andromeda, and let her cry, but felt paralyzed. Sirius refused to believe that he 'really sounded like that'. Severus wanted to ask Andromeda if she still had her scar; if she remembered the scenario at all.
Finally, Ramar broke the silence.
"So, where are we?" she asked. "We should be near the Fields of Forgetfulness. Remus, where's the map?"
Remus sat, dumbstruck, for a moment. "I don't remember."
~*~
That's all, folks. Hope you enjoyed it, and hope that SOMEONE has stopped sitting outside my bedroom door, bugging me for another chapter.
To those who requested, 'Going on a muffin hunt', I used as much as I could, but I don't know the song. You're help would be... helpful.
NEXT CHAPTER: The group tries to get their way out of the field of... oh god, I can't remember! Plus, Severus debates on whether or not he should bring up his memory to Andromeda.
The Forbidden Forest was not exactly a lovely place to be currently. It smelt of decomposing wood and mildew, and Sirius had horrible allergies. There were dangerous creatures all around, but none of them would eat Gilderoy, even when force-fed. The reason for this was probably because animals don't like to eat things that sing 'Going' on a Muffin Hunt' on the top of its lungs.
Not only was Gilderoy being insanely annoying, but Severus was constantly trying to poison everyone, Sirius wouldn't stop teasing Remus, Remus was having a hard time not murdering Sirius, Ramar was trying not to kill Gilderoy, and Andromeda was encouraging her to kill Gilderoy. One can only imagine why dangerous creatures stayed away.
"I want to play a game!" Gilderoy said as the troop marched through a particularly foul smelling swamp.
"What do you have in mind, Gilderoy?" Remus asked, willing to do anything if it prevented Gilderoy from singing that blasted song one more time.
"Hangman!" Severus yelled, taking a noose out from his robes. He was ignored.
"The cookie jar game!" Gilderoy yelled enthusiastically, clapping. There was a large groan from the tired group. "I'll start! Who stole the cookies from the cookie jar?"
There was no response.
"Severus stole the cookies from the cookie jar!" Gilderoy giggled, pointing a manicured finger at Severus.
"Yes, yes I did. And don't expect them back." Severus said. "And I poisoned them, so if you even TOUCH them, your intestines will fill with puss and your head will explode into a million shards of blood and bone."
Gilderoy burst into tears, and clung onto Ramar.
"GET IT OFF!" Ramar burst out, slapping Gilderoy off her. With a splash, Gilderoy fell into the green slosh that was the swamp. Gilderoy made a sad squeaking noise.
"Well, now that we're all happy," Andromeda said, "Where are we?"
Remus took out the map. "We're almost at the end of the forest." He said. "Judging this crudely drawn map that can't possibly be accurate."
"I think we should just kill Gilderoy, and tell everyone his huge head exploded." Severus said.
"As much as I would like to do that, Severus," Andromeda started, "But-..."
"Oh, come on!" Ramar exclaimed. "Honestly, who would miss him?"
"Where are we?" Sirius interrupted. No one had noticed that as they walked, the woods were slowly disappearing, replaced by thick, white, wispy clouds. Remus looked down at his map, and could barely read the title of their current location.
"The Mists of Memory." Remus said.
"These are hardly Mists." Sirius pointed out. "Why would they name it a Mist?"
"Mist starts with an M." Remus replied. "You can't very well say 'Fog of Memory', it wouldn't work. But why would they call it the Mists of Memory?"
By the time Remus had finished his sentence, everyone had disappeared into the mist.
~*~
Severus was trying to find his way out of this particularly annoying fog, but before anything could occur to him, the clouds began to change. Smoke formed into familiar scenes passing before him. Faster and faster it went, until it rested on one vision.
The Hogwarts library, clear as day, stood before him. Severus reached out to touch a shelf of books, but as his fingers met the wood surface, the vision rippled like water. He pulled his hand away.
He suddenly heard familiar voices whispering and echoing past him, becoming louder and louder.
"Ok, Severus, read it back." A girl's voice said.
Severus turned to see two people sitting at one of the long tables in the back of the room. One was a younger version of no other than himself.
'I was pretty dammed good looking.' Severus thought to himself, allowing himself a quick smirk. But it quickly shot of his face the moment he saw who the other person was.
Long, black hair, pale skin, dark pink lips: Andromeda.
"The two parties this document is signed by," The young Severus stated, reading off a piece of parchment, holding a quill. "Severus Snape and Andromeda Potter, hereby swear that if both parties are still unmarried by the age of thirty, they shall marry each other."
"That almost doesn't sound stupid." Past Andromeda said.
Severus almost smiled. She sounded exactly the same.
"Well, if you're so smart, why don't you write it?" Past Severus asked, handing the quill to young Andromeda. She laughed and pushed it away.
"No, that will do." Andromeda replied. "Shall we sign it?"
Young Severus nodded, and pulled out a small knife. He put it against his index finger, and sliced the tip. When the finger drew blood, he set it down on the parchment and clumsily drew out his name. Young Andromeda did the same.
"Then it's official." Andromeda said, taking her bloody finger off the parchment.
But her words seemed distant. The world around Severus suddenly started to melt around him, and finally, all that was left was a large, green, sunny field. Severus stood there in bewilderment. He glanced down impulsively at his index finger, and ran his thumb over the faded scar.
~*~
Remus, Andromeda and Sirius were all in the same memory, but it so was heartbreaking, that it wouldn't have mattered if there were three hundred people with them, instead of just three.
Andromeda, Remus and Sirius stood dumbstruck as they watched their younger selves having a wonderful time at James and Lily's wedding. Unimportant, yet unforgettable quotes filled the air.
Sirius giving his best man speech. ("I hope Lily and James have a life of love, family, and um... stuff.")
Remus telling Sirius he'd enough to drink. ("Sirius, you're alcohol count is three times higher than what's legal!")
Andromeda bugging the waiters for macaroni and cheese. ("I say nothing applicable to the current situation.")
It was only too soon when the trio was wrenched out of the memory and back into a large green fielded, grief-stricken and heartbroken. ~*~
Ramar thought this whole fog thing was hilarious, and kept poking the various memories to watch them ripple like water. She got tired of this after a while, and fell asleep.
When she woke up, she was lying in a green field, Andromeda, Remus, Sirius and Severus standing over her.
~*~
Gilderoy, due to his mind wipe, just saw reruns of 'I Love Lucy'.
~*~
When everyone was together and visible, no one said anything. (Except for Gilderoy, who was going on and on about 'that crazy Lucy'.)
Remus desperately wanted to hold Andromeda, and let her cry, but felt paralyzed. Sirius refused to believe that he 'really sounded like that'. Severus wanted to ask Andromeda if she still had her scar; if she remembered the scenario at all.
Finally, Ramar broke the silence.
"So, where are we?" she asked. "We should be near the Fields of Forgetfulness. Remus, where's the map?"
Remus sat, dumbstruck, for a moment. "I don't remember."
~*~
That's all, folks. Hope you enjoyed it, and hope that SOMEONE has stopped sitting outside my bedroom door, bugging me for another chapter.
To those who requested, 'Going on a muffin hunt', I used as much as I could, but I don't know the song. You're help would be... helpful.
NEXT CHAPTER: The group tries to get their way out of the field of... oh god, I can't remember! Plus, Severus debates on whether or not he should bring up his memory to Andromeda.
