Chapter 4-

"Where are we?" Ramar asked, almost tripping over a rather large boulder. Our heroes were walking through what seemed to be a never ending field of knee-high grass. It seemed as though the Forbidden Forest had vanished, and all that was to be seen was green and brown wisps.

"I can't remember where I put the map." Remus said, fishing things out of his pockets.

"I can't remember why we're here." Sirius said, scratching his head in thought.

"Finally! My entire memory of you people is gone!" Severus said, doing a rather out of character skippy-dance.

"The best thing to do, whoever you people are, is to keep walking." Andromeda said. "Maybe there's a- what's the word- something..."

And so the group, completely bewildered and confused, kept walking. Gilderoy was unaffected. He's always confused.

"It seems the only thing I can remember is that I don't like that guy." Ramar said to no one in particular as Gilderoy skipped along side the group.

As more walking ensued, the group become more and more confused. As is the author, who is sick and on a LITTLE too much Dayquil. The scenery became more and more dull, and the conversation grew boring. It seemed the field would never, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever end, until finally

"Ooh, what's that?" Gilderoy asked as he found a piece of the field that sort of jutted out over some rather pointy rocks. Of course, Gilderoy didn't know what it was, but we know it was a cliff, and all hope Gilderoy will jump off it. And I like making people happy.

"Hmmm." Gilderoy said, examining the cliff. He inched closer to the edge. The rest of the group followed.

Severus suddenly felt very strange. He didn't know his own name, he had no clue where he was, and he probably couldn't recite the ABC's. But for some bizarre reason, his hands stretched out behind Gilderoy. Without even realizing it, Severus pushed.

Gilderoy toppled over the cliff, and fell to the pointy rocks below. A surge of electricity ran through Severus.

"I remember!" he exclaimed, pushing Sirius off the cliff. "I'm Severus Snape!" He hurled Remus as well. "Potions master of Hogwarts School!" Andromeda and Ramar followed, but as Ramar fell, she attached her hand to Severus's ankle, and he came plummeting down as well.

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"It was pretty lucky that Gilderoy broke our fall." Sirius said, dusting himself off. The rather sore, but no longer confused, the group was sitting around a crackling fire under the cliff. Gilderoy, though bandaged, bruised and horrible mutilated, insisted that he saved his crew. For his reward, Remus gave him a little star-shaped sticker.

"So, have you found the map?" Sirius asked Remus.

"No." Remus said. "I think it's somewhere in the Mists of Memory. We'll just have to play it by ear from here."

"I like cheese." Gilderoy said through his gag.

"I think I should tighten that." Sirius said, getting up. Remus followed.

"I'm gonna go scope the place out." Ramar said. "See if I can identify where we are." She awkwardly got up (she had broken her ankle after falling on Gilderoy's rather thick head.) and disappeared down the beach.

This left Severus and Andromeda by the fire. Severus was feeling rather awkward, which was strange, because he and Andromeda were alone very often. But this time, he had the Mists of Memory in mind, and was fighting his desire to tell her about it.

"Andromeda," Severus said, very delicately, "I've been meaning to ask you something."

"Really?" She said. "Me too!"

"You first." Severus said, curious.

Andromeda looked very pensive for a moment, and then said, "Are you in any way related to the Child Catcher guy from Chitty Chitty Bang Bang?"

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Sorry it took so long. I've been horribly ill. All right, I've had a bit of a cough, but I'm dramatic. But I have vacation from work soon, so I'll have lots of time to update!

Also, about the whole Chitty Chitty Bang Bang thing, I've based my life on the assumption that Severus is related to the Child Catcher guy. You all need to see it, and you will understand exactly where I come from. ( Ciao! -Jerri