James ran down the corridor, Sirius at his heels. Remus was a few inches behind, while Peter lagged a foot or two behind. After a few minutes, they managed to catch up with the shadowy figure, Severus Snape, or 'Snivellus', as Sirius and James say. Severus was staring at them, back against a wall, trapped in a dead end. His eyes were wide with fear as he eyed their wands uneasily. He opened his mouth to say something, but only a small squeak came out. Snape cleared his throat and tried again. "L-Let me g-go, or I'll hex y-you. I sw-swear, I will." By then, Snape was clearly shaking in fear and looked as though he would rather be anywhere but there. James laughed. "Yeah, right, Snivellus. The first spell you try should be to help your greasy hair."
Severus glared at the Marauders for a second, still shaking, then seemed to compose himself. He pulled his wand out of his pocket and pointed it straight at James. Sirius saw what Severus was about to do and reacted like lightning. At the same time Severus cast the Jelly-Legs Hex, Sirius cast the Fire Charm. The two spells deflected off of each other, causing Snape's robes to ignite while Peter got the full blast off the Jelly-Leg Hex. Severus shrieked, trying to stomp out the flames. James and Sirius laughed, then turned to help Remus, who was trying to help Peter walk slowly back to the common room.
The four boys had been walking for about half an hour. Due to Peter's jelly-legs, they couldn't walk very fast. Suddenly, a voice behind them made them stop. "Well, boys, what are we doing walking around school in the middle of the night?" The Marauders whipped around to face the stranger. In the dim lighting, the woman's face looked deadly.
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Professor McGonagall waited for the four boys to enter her office, then closed the door. She waved her wand and four wooden chairs appeared in front of her desk. She indicated that the boys sit down in them before sitting down in her own chair. They were silent for a moment before McGonagall began to speak. "Why were you boys wandering around at night? Would someone care to explain? Potter, Black?" She stared at James and Sirius, making them squirm in their seats. "What about you, Pettigrew? Or you, Lupin? I would have thought better of you, Remus. You are a prefect, you have to prevent this sorts of thing, not encourage it." She shifted her gaze to stare instead at Peter and Remus. Remus put on his most innocent-looking expression and started to make up a story explaining why they were out of their beds. "Well, you see, Professor, Peter was messing around with his wand, and accidentally cast a spell on his legs. He woke us up, but we couldn't remember the counter-curse, so we decided to take him down to the hospital wing." James and Sirius glanced over at Remus, surprised at how convincing the story was. Professor McGonagall nodded, looking convinced. "Oh, well, alright. But next time something like this happens, try talking to another prefect, someone like Lily Evans." James choked at the sound of her name, while Sirius and Remus held back laughs. The Marauders knew that James had had a crush on Lily since their fourth year. McGonagall stared at James. "What, is there something wrong with Miss Evans? She is such a sweet girl, I can't imagine anyone not liking her." James shook his head. "No, there isn't anything wrong with her. We'll be sure to keep that in mind, thank you." The four boys stood up and started to walk out of the room. Peter stopped in the doorway and turned around. "Professor?" Professor McGonagall looked up. "Yes, Peter?" Peter looked down at his jelly-like legs for a second before asking politely, "Can you take this curse off of me?"
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Thanks for reading! I hope you enjoyed this chapter! I know, nothing really happened, but next chapter will have classes and pranks! Also, I said I don't like Lily Lovers, and then I made Professor McGonagall love Lily, but that's just because all the teachers in my story love Lily because she's so nice and such a good student. One last thing: I have decided how far to take this story! I'm going to take it to *his* death in the fifth book and then have a little part of Harry's seventh year as the last chapter! I *might* go on if I get enough reviews! Next chapter coming soon!
Severus glared at the Marauders for a second, still shaking, then seemed to compose himself. He pulled his wand out of his pocket and pointed it straight at James. Sirius saw what Severus was about to do and reacted like lightning. At the same time Severus cast the Jelly-Legs Hex, Sirius cast the Fire Charm. The two spells deflected off of each other, causing Snape's robes to ignite while Peter got the full blast off the Jelly-Leg Hex. Severus shrieked, trying to stomp out the flames. James and Sirius laughed, then turned to help Remus, who was trying to help Peter walk slowly back to the common room.
The four boys had been walking for about half an hour. Due to Peter's jelly-legs, they couldn't walk very fast. Suddenly, a voice behind them made them stop. "Well, boys, what are we doing walking around school in the middle of the night?" The Marauders whipped around to face the stranger. In the dim lighting, the woman's face looked deadly.
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Professor McGonagall waited for the four boys to enter her office, then closed the door. She waved her wand and four wooden chairs appeared in front of her desk. She indicated that the boys sit down in them before sitting down in her own chair. They were silent for a moment before McGonagall began to speak. "Why were you boys wandering around at night? Would someone care to explain? Potter, Black?" She stared at James and Sirius, making them squirm in their seats. "What about you, Pettigrew? Or you, Lupin? I would have thought better of you, Remus. You are a prefect, you have to prevent this sorts of thing, not encourage it." She shifted her gaze to stare instead at Peter and Remus. Remus put on his most innocent-looking expression and started to make up a story explaining why they were out of their beds. "Well, you see, Professor, Peter was messing around with his wand, and accidentally cast a spell on his legs. He woke us up, but we couldn't remember the counter-curse, so we decided to take him down to the hospital wing." James and Sirius glanced over at Remus, surprised at how convincing the story was. Professor McGonagall nodded, looking convinced. "Oh, well, alright. But next time something like this happens, try talking to another prefect, someone like Lily Evans." James choked at the sound of her name, while Sirius and Remus held back laughs. The Marauders knew that James had had a crush on Lily since their fourth year. McGonagall stared at James. "What, is there something wrong with Miss Evans? She is such a sweet girl, I can't imagine anyone not liking her." James shook his head. "No, there isn't anything wrong with her. We'll be sure to keep that in mind, thank you." The four boys stood up and started to walk out of the room. Peter stopped in the doorway and turned around. "Professor?" Professor McGonagall looked up. "Yes, Peter?" Peter looked down at his jelly-like legs for a second before asking politely, "Can you take this curse off of me?"
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Thanks for reading! I hope you enjoyed this chapter! I know, nothing really happened, but next chapter will have classes and pranks! Also, I said I don't like Lily Lovers, and then I made Professor McGonagall love Lily, but that's just because all the teachers in my story love Lily because she's so nice and such a good student. One last thing: I have decided how far to take this story! I'm going to take it to *his* death in the fifth book and then have a little part of Harry's seventh year as the last chapter! I *might* go on if I get enough reviews! Next chapter coming soon!