The Marauding Demiguise
Chapter 3: Quidditch
Author's notes:
**
"I can't beleive you lost Gryffindor 50 points Sirius!" Remus said disapprovingly. "That was not a funny joke at all---."
"He deserved it! The way he was always butting in; trying to hear everything we were up to. Just because he's a slimy, jealous git." Sirius spat.
"I know he is as well as any of you---but it was still wrong. I had to say something." James told Sirius sternly. "His life was at stake! Besides that point, imagine what they would've done to Remus! Did you ever consider that?" Sirius obviously hadn't, for a look of shame shot across his face. He quickly looked down at the floor.
"He did deserve it---the large nosed idiot." Peter said approvingly to Sirius. Remus shot a disgruntled look at Peter, and he too looked down at the floor.
"I'm sorry Remus---I never---and now that idiot knows you're a werewolf---but he still deserved it---" Sirius was choosing his words carefully, as to not offend his friends.
"You're of course forgiven Sirius---," Sirius looked up at Remus and grinned, "but---don't ever let anything like that happen again."
"I promise." Sirius said apologetically. "Hands in?" The four Marauder's put their hands in, conjuring one giant, magic handshake that shot out sparks of four shaped animals. A stag. Adog. A rat. And a werewolf.
***
"James? Is it true you---you saved Severus's life?" James stopped dead in his tracks and turned quickly to see who spoke to him. His eyes widened in surprise as he saw Lilian Evans standing there. She looked up at him curiously. "I thought you hated him."
"Just because I hate him doesn't mean I'd let something like that happen to him." James said seriously; then he saw a look of approval in Lily's eyes. "But of course," he ruffled his hair, "it's all in a days work."
"Well ---I was just curious. Good day." Lily walked off quickly before James could say another word.
"What is it with girls?" He asked Sirius and Remus as he gawked at Lily.
"James, she saw you being sensitive there for a moment, then you tried too hard to impress her again." Remus simply said shrugging.
"Oh don't listen to him, how many girls has he had?" Sirius said pushing Remus's words aside. "I on the other hand have had many girls, and they love to hear all about you." Sirius flashed a huge grin.
"Those girls last about a day with you Sirius." Remus sighed.
"So?" Sirius shrugged. "We're still in school---no real commitment is needed." Peter was silent the whole time, simply listening as he always had. James, on the other hand, ignored the bickering as he was in deep thought. Lily, after all, was worth everything to him. She was the only girl to refuse him, and the only one he bothered to pester the most.
"James? Are you listening?" Sirius said shooting an exasperated look at Remus. He waved his hand in front of James's face.
"What?" James snapped out of it and quickly looked at Sirius.
"I asked you if you're hungry. It is lunch time and you just walked past the Great Hall." Sirius said with a slight chuckle.
"James you really need to quit thinking about her." Peter said seriously. "You may go hungry if not." Remus, James, and Sirius laughed at this. Peter chuckled nervously, wondering if they laughed with him or at him. He became very excited to find he made a good joke, and walked happily into the Great Hall.
"Oh---yeah---coming." James said embarrassed. His cheeks turned a shade of pink.
**
It was a cold, dark, rainy day as the Marauder's sat in their dorm, practicing their songs on the last day of school. They just finished their last class and were winding down a bit. James glanced at the windows; they were black from the rain pounding against them. Thunder sounded in the distance as Sirius strummed on his bass guitar. Peter sat in the corner, stressing over how he did on his exams. Remus beat the drums and made a rythym to play to.
After an hour of practicing James sat down on his bed, laying his guitar beside him.
"I spoke to Dumbledore today. He said we have his permission to play tonight---for our last feast of the school year. Now I know we're ready---," Sirius and Remus nodded enthusiastically, "And you know what to do for the last song---I'll dedicate it to Lily, and then see what happens. She hasn't been so huffy with me ever since that day---"
"We know. We know." Sirius said mockingly rolling his eyes. "She'll run up on stage to hug and kiss you. Then we'll all clap, and grin---then there will be wedding bells---"
"Oh, sod off!" James said amused. "It won't be like that at all---it'd be nice but---"
"James---best of luck." Remus nodded, smiling.
"Best of luck to all of you!" Peter said finally ignoring his upset stomach. "I know you'll do well. So I'll announce the first eight songs---but not the last then?" Peter was beaming; he felt important. Even if he wasn't in the band, he was still a part of it.
"Thanks Peter." Sirius said sarcastically. "We need all the luck we can get."
"Sirius---seriously---" Remus chuckled as he prepared his drums, laying his drumsticks on top of them.
"What about a name? We have 'Marauders'---but what? We can't just be 'The Marauders'." James said while scratching his chin.
"Marauding Dragon's?" Peter suggested.
"Marauding---er---Floopers? No that's dumb---they sing---but to people's insanity." Sirius said uncertainly. Peter laughed at this. The thought of naming a band after a creature that sings people out of their sanity---is after all a humurous thought.
"Hmmm---'Marauding Howlers'." Remus chuckled and shook his head at his own joke.
"There's the spirit Remus, but of course that's not it. Hey what about Demiguise?" James said brightly.
"Demiguise?" Sirius asked. "That creature we learned about in 'Care of Magical Creatures?'"
"Brilliant James! The Demiguise can turn invisible, and is almost impossible to catch---like the Marauders!" Remus waved his arms about explaining the Demiguise.
"Here! Here!" Peter chanted.
"The 'Marauding Demiguise' then!" Sirius sighed happily.
"Dinner starts in an hour---so what shall we do until then?" James asked the three with a devilish grin. "It is after all our last day of school."
"I'll get the Fillibuster Fireworks!" Sirius chanted happily.
**
Chapter 3: Quidditch
Author's notes:
**
"I can't beleive you lost Gryffindor 50 points Sirius!" Remus said disapprovingly. "That was not a funny joke at all---."
"He deserved it! The way he was always butting in; trying to hear everything we were up to. Just because he's a slimy, jealous git." Sirius spat.
"I know he is as well as any of you---but it was still wrong. I had to say something." James told Sirius sternly. "His life was at stake! Besides that point, imagine what they would've done to Remus! Did you ever consider that?" Sirius obviously hadn't, for a look of shame shot across his face. He quickly looked down at the floor.
"He did deserve it---the large nosed idiot." Peter said approvingly to Sirius. Remus shot a disgruntled look at Peter, and he too looked down at the floor.
"I'm sorry Remus---I never---and now that idiot knows you're a werewolf---but he still deserved it---" Sirius was choosing his words carefully, as to not offend his friends.
"You're of course forgiven Sirius---," Sirius looked up at Remus and grinned, "but---don't ever let anything like that happen again."
"I promise." Sirius said apologetically. "Hands in?" The four Marauder's put their hands in, conjuring one giant, magic handshake that shot out sparks of four shaped animals. A stag. Adog. A rat. And a werewolf.
***
"James? Is it true you---you saved Severus's life?" James stopped dead in his tracks and turned quickly to see who spoke to him. His eyes widened in surprise as he saw Lilian Evans standing there. She looked up at him curiously. "I thought you hated him."
"Just because I hate him doesn't mean I'd let something like that happen to him." James said seriously; then he saw a look of approval in Lily's eyes. "But of course," he ruffled his hair, "it's all in a days work."
"Well ---I was just curious. Good day." Lily walked off quickly before James could say another word.
"What is it with girls?" He asked Sirius and Remus as he gawked at Lily.
"James, she saw you being sensitive there for a moment, then you tried too hard to impress her again." Remus simply said shrugging.
"Oh don't listen to him, how many girls has he had?" Sirius said pushing Remus's words aside. "I on the other hand have had many girls, and they love to hear all about you." Sirius flashed a huge grin.
"Those girls last about a day with you Sirius." Remus sighed.
"So?" Sirius shrugged. "We're still in school---no real commitment is needed." Peter was silent the whole time, simply listening as he always had. James, on the other hand, ignored the bickering as he was in deep thought. Lily, after all, was worth everything to him. She was the only girl to refuse him, and the only one he bothered to pester the most.
"James? Are you listening?" Sirius said shooting an exasperated look at Remus. He waved his hand in front of James's face.
"What?" James snapped out of it and quickly looked at Sirius.
"I asked you if you're hungry. It is lunch time and you just walked past the Great Hall." Sirius said with a slight chuckle.
"James you really need to quit thinking about her." Peter said seriously. "You may go hungry if not." Remus, James, and Sirius laughed at this. Peter chuckled nervously, wondering if they laughed with him or at him. He became very excited to find he made a good joke, and walked happily into the Great Hall.
"Oh---yeah---coming." James said embarrassed. His cheeks turned a shade of pink.
**
It was a cold, dark, rainy day as the Marauder's sat in their dorm, practicing their songs on the last day of school. They just finished their last class and were winding down a bit. James glanced at the windows; they were black from the rain pounding against them. Thunder sounded in the distance as Sirius strummed on his bass guitar. Peter sat in the corner, stressing over how he did on his exams. Remus beat the drums and made a rythym to play to.
After an hour of practicing James sat down on his bed, laying his guitar beside him.
"I spoke to Dumbledore today. He said we have his permission to play tonight---for our last feast of the school year. Now I know we're ready---," Sirius and Remus nodded enthusiastically, "And you know what to do for the last song---I'll dedicate it to Lily, and then see what happens. She hasn't been so huffy with me ever since that day---"
"We know. We know." Sirius said mockingly rolling his eyes. "She'll run up on stage to hug and kiss you. Then we'll all clap, and grin---then there will be wedding bells---"
"Oh, sod off!" James said amused. "It won't be like that at all---it'd be nice but---"
"James---best of luck." Remus nodded, smiling.
"Best of luck to all of you!" Peter said finally ignoring his upset stomach. "I know you'll do well. So I'll announce the first eight songs---but not the last then?" Peter was beaming; he felt important. Even if he wasn't in the band, he was still a part of it.
"Thanks Peter." Sirius said sarcastically. "We need all the luck we can get."
"Sirius---seriously---" Remus chuckled as he prepared his drums, laying his drumsticks on top of them.
"What about a name? We have 'Marauders'---but what? We can't just be 'The Marauders'." James said while scratching his chin.
"Marauding Dragon's?" Peter suggested.
"Marauding---er---Floopers? No that's dumb---they sing---but to people's insanity." Sirius said uncertainly. Peter laughed at this. The thought of naming a band after a creature that sings people out of their sanity---is after all a humurous thought.
"Hmmm---'Marauding Howlers'." Remus chuckled and shook his head at his own joke.
"There's the spirit Remus, but of course that's not it. Hey what about Demiguise?" James said brightly.
"Demiguise?" Sirius asked. "That creature we learned about in 'Care of Magical Creatures?'"
"Brilliant James! The Demiguise can turn invisible, and is almost impossible to catch---like the Marauders!" Remus waved his arms about explaining the Demiguise.
"Here! Here!" Peter chanted.
"The 'Marauding Demiguise' then!" Sirius sighed happily.
"Dinner starts in an hour---so what shall we do until then?" James asked the three with a devilish grin. "It is after all our last day of school."
"I'll get the Fillibuster Fireworks!" Sirius chanted happily.
**
