Chapter Five
When class was over the boys stood up and walked out of the room. They had thirty minutes before their next class. "Erm. What should we do?" Asked James. "Outside," muttered Sirius turning and going out of the castle. The Marauders settled themselves under a tree by the lake.
Remus lay on his belly, dangling his fingers in the water, while Sirius and James leaned against the tree. "Hey look Moony!" said James, pointing across the lake. "It's your girl." Remus looked up at her and pretended to be interestedly watching her. He didn't know why he didn't want to tell his friends about the professor, but something told him not to, not yet.
Remus sat up and lay down on his back, his head between two roots. He looked up at his friends, and closed his eyes. He was tired, he hadn't gotten much sleep last night.
"Remus," said Sirius, questioningly. "What's that?" He pointed to a mark by Remus's collarbone. "I don't know," He turned his neck awkwardly to look at the spot. It was where the werewolf had bitten him, when he was just six. Before today, the scar had been barely visible, but now it was darker in color, like a bruise. "Maybe I hit it on something?" He tried to remember.
"Hmm.." said James, leaning over to look. Neither James nor Sirius knew that that was his werewolf scar. He didn't plan on them knowing. They'd want to feel it and talk about it and Remus didn't feel like that.
Remus sighed and sat up. "Oh well, it doesn't hurt." "I'm bored." said Sirius plainly. He stood up and put his foot on a branch and started to climb the tree. James started after him, and they persuaded Moony to follow, even though he was a bit scared of heights.
The three boys sat on a branch together. It must be about time to go in, most of the other students had already left. "Think we'd better to down?" James asked, swinging his foot over and jumping down.
Remus had been dreading this. He looked down at James, 15 feet below him. He gulped and pushed himself onto the branch below him. "Come on Moony! Jump!" James urged. "When I get closer to the ground!" he called. When he was barely 3 feet from the ground he finally jumped. "Thank you!" said Sirius, who had jumped down while Moony was climbing.
The three boys headed back inside. The rest of the day went by fast. "I don't think I like Divination much," said James. "I certainly don't either, she kept saying I was doing to die because my birth star is aligned with the dog star! Maybe because my name means "the dog star?" Sirius said heatedly. "I like care of magical creatures, though." said Moony. "Yeah," the other boys agreed.
The boys finished their homework (Well, one of them) and went to bed.
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When class was over the boys stood up and walked out of the room. They had thirty minutes before their next class. "Erm. What should we do?" Asked James. "Outside," muttered Sirius turning and going out of the castle. The Marauders settled themselves under a tree by the lake.
Remus lay on his belly, dangling his fingers in the water, while Sirius and James leaned against the tree. "Hey look Moony!" said James, pointing across the lake. "It's your girl." Remus looked up at her and pretended to be interestedly watching her. He didn't know why he didn't want to tell his friends about the professor, but something told him not to, not yet.
Remus sat up and lay down on his back, his head between two roots. He looked up at his friends, and closed his eyes. He was tired, he hadn't gotten much sleep last night.
"Remus," said Sirius, questioningly. "What's that?" He pointed to a mark by Remus's collarbone. "I don't know," He turned his neck awkwardly to look at the spot. It was where the werewolf had bitten him, when he was just six. Before today, the scar had been barely visible, but now it was darker in color, like a bruise. "Maybe I hit it on something?" He tried to remember.
"Hmm.." said James, leaning over to look. Neither James nor Sirius knew that that was his werewolf scar. He didn't plan on them knowing. They'd want to feel it and talk about it and Remus didn't feel like that.
Remus sighed and sat up. "Oh well, it doesn't hurt." "I'm bored." said Sirius plainly. He stood up and put his foot on a branch and started to climb the tree. James started after him, and they persuaded Moony to follow, even though he was a bit scared of heights.
The three boys sat on a branch together. It must be about time to go in, most of the other students had already left. "Think we'd better to down?" James asked, swinging his foot over and jumping down.
Remus had been dreading this. He looked down at James, 15 feet below him. He gulped and pushed himself onto the branch below him. "Come on Moony! Jump!" James urged. "When I get closer to the ground!" he called. When he was barely 3 feet from the ground he finally jumped. "Thank you!" said Sirius, who had jumped down while Moony was climbing.
The three boys headed back inside. The rest of the day went by fast. "I don't think I like Divination much," said James. "I certainly don't either, she kept saying I was doing to die because my birth star is aligned with the dog star! Maybe because my name means "the dog star?" Sirius said heatedly. "I like care of magical creatures, though." said Moony. "Yeah," the other boys agreed.
The boys finished their homework (Well, one of them) and went to bed.
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