I know how I'm going to end it; I'm just not sure what should happen between now and then. I just got the OOTP and what I have read so far suggests no evidence to change this story. If anyone wants me to change it to fit the new info, please tell me the page the new info is found on and I'll change it. I would prefer not to have to change it, but if I must I must. There are little spoilers from what I've read so far. (I'm on chapter 13 right now. It's going slow because my sis insists we read it together so we don't fight over it.)
"Dumbledore has decided that the Griffindors and the Slytherins need to work together," Professor Geller, head of Slytherin and runes professor, announced one morning. It wasn't a good morning seeing how it was a Monday and few people find Mondays good. Also it was the Monday right after the holiday break and none of the students had their minds on class.
"Why?" Lucius asked.
"My question exactly, but it has been decided. I am against this, but seeing how I have no choice in the matter, you will all have to write a paper on the history of Runes. You have to come up with a theory for why Runes work the way the do and if there is a way to improve them. You must do this all with the partner that I am assigning you to," the Professor explained.
"How long does the paper have to be?" Severus asked.
"A hundred centimeters," the Professor answered. "Now, let's get some work done and I'll assign partners at the end of class. I'm passing out a pop quiz on the rune signs you were supposed to learn yesterday for homework." Groans erupted from the back of the room. Li turned around to see who it was.
Li was not surprised to see that it was the Marauders. You could never expect them to study. Not that Li studied. School came easy for her. All she had to do was throw her set around and look up the meanings a couple of times to know what the different stones meant.
The quiz was pretty easy though by looking around Li could tell others didn't think so. She had finished early so she took out her book of Latin. Most people thought learning the language of Latin was silly, they would learn the words when they came up in spells. Li thought otherwise. She spent most of her "study time" learning the ancient language.
"Idiots," Severus commented. Li turned around to see the Marauders laughing their heads off at some random thing. Li shook her head.
"As you all seem to be done and have time to play pranks," Professor Geller said while cleaning up the latest prank, "I will collect your tests and assign you partners." A groan was let out over the classroom, as most people weren't finished.
"The partners will be the following. Lucius Malfoy and Sirius Black. Tamara Kenson and William Scott. Peter Pettigrew and Eric Felix. Severus Snape and Frank Longbottem. James Potter and Jillian Harris. Li Evans and Remus Lupin," (You all expected her to be with James didn't you?) the Professor announced. Another groan sounded throughout the room. "Please contact your partner for work times." Remus walked over to Li.
"So what time's good for you?" he asked.
"No time. I'll do it and you can sign your name. Then we won't have to work together," Li informed him.
"I expect to do half the work," Remus told her.
"Just let me do it, I don't want to have to associate with you."
"No, I want to do the work."
"Fine, how's Thursday after last period?"
"It works for me."
"Fine," Li snarled. The bell rang so she picked up her books and joined up with her friends.
"Can you believe that? I have to work with Black!" Lucius cried.
"I have Longbottem, what an idiot," Severus complained. "He'll end up ruining all of my research. It's not enough that he works next to me in potions and knocks over my cauldron, he now has to mess with my Runes' grade."
"I have Lupin. I told him I'd just do the whole thing myself but he insisted on doing equal share of the work," Li grumbled.
"Lupin isn't as bad as Black," Lucius argued. "Yeah, his family is good but he's messed up. I heard he was taken off their family tree." Li and Severus winced, that was one of the worst things a family could do to one of its members.
"I guess we'll just have to grit our teeth and endure it," Li said. "Nothing else to do."
"I knew Dumbledore was in the head," Lucius muttered.
A/N sorry it too me so long to get this out. Thanks to all my reviewers.
