Chapter 17: Celebration!
"Well, Sirius, What do you want to do now?" asked James.
"Get out of here!" exclaimed Sirius.
"How about the Weasley's joke shop?" asked Lupin.
"Sounds good," said Sirius.
The group used the floo network to get to the joke shop in Diagon Alley.
"Wow," said Sirius, "We could have used a place like this when we were in school!"
"That is what I was thinking," said James, "if we had a shop like this when we were in school the Marauders could have done a lot more stuff."
"Wait a minute," said George from behind James, "Are you saying that you were Marauders?"
"Yes," said James, "I'm Mr. Prongs."
"And I'm Mr. Padfoot," said Sirius.
"But who were Wormtail and Mooney?" asked Fred.
"I'm Mooney," said Lupin.
"You?" exclaimed Fred and George together.
"Yes," said Lupin.
"I can't believe you would be part of something like that!" exclaimed Fred.
"Well I was," said Lupin.
"What about Wormtail?" asked Fred.
Lupin, Sirius, and James looked at each other narrowing their eyes.
"Think," Harry said hitting Fred on the back of the head.
"Oh, that Wormtail!" said Fred.
"Yes, That Wormtail," said Katelyn.
"But why would you let him into your group?" asked George.
"Well, when he was in the group, he was not a Death Eater," said James, "any way we didn't know he was."
"Oh, I'm sorry," said Fred.
"That's all right," said Lupin.
"We're honored to have such pranksters in our shop," said George, "Feel free to look around."
In an hour James and Sirius had filled a huge box with stuff to pull jokes.
"What in the world are you going to do with all of this stuff?" asked Lily.
They only smiled at her and gave no answer. The group returned to Hogwarts just in time for supper. Everyone was there except for one teacher. Professor McClure.
"Could I have your attention," said Dumbledore, "I am afraid for the next week I will have to make sure that no points are deducted from any of the houses. The Marauders have returned to Hogwarts, so it will be impossible to tell if any pranks are being done by them or the students."
All of the teachers looked at him in horror. However, the students cheered. As did James and Sirius.
After they had finished eating they went to the Gryffindor commons room. The three Marauders, Harry, Lily, Mary, Katelyn, Hermione, and Ron sat near the fire place looking at a photo album. Most of the pictures showed Katelyn and Harry as babies. However, one picture caught Harry's eye. It was a picture of a group of people opening presents. Harry could see his dad, Sirius, Mary, Lupin, and.Professor McClure!
"How do you know her?" asked Harry.
"That's Susan Rose," said James.
"But I thought you said this was her," said Harry turning a few pages back.
"It is," said Lily, "she could change her appearance, but most of the time she looked like this." She pointed to the picture of Susan with brown hair.
"Really!" exclaimed Harry, "That's amazing!" Then to himself, "I wonder."
"What?" asked James.
But Harry ran up to his dormitory without answering. Ron followed him.
"What's up Harry?" asked Ron.
Harry pulled out the Marauder's map. He looked at the dot in the Defense Against the Dark Arts classroom. Sure enough it said "Susan Rose."
"McClure is Susan!" exclaimed Harry.
"Really!"
"Come on!"
The boys ran back to the common's room and out of the tower followed by Katelyn and Hermione.
"Is it true?" Hermione asked as they ran through the halls.
"Yes!" exclaimed Ron.
They reached the classroom and slowed down. Harry knocked on the door. "Come in," said Professor McClure.
The group entered. "What do you want?" she asked, "Please make it quick I'm really busy."
"We know your secret," said Harry.
"What, how did you find out?" she asked, "Please don't tell anyone. I might lose my job."
"Why would you lose your job?" asked Katelyn.
"Not many people want someone to teach their children who had their memory erased," said McClure, "Please, do not tell anyone." She looked worried.
"What?!" said Harry, "That's not what we were talking about!"
"But, that would explain why she left," said Katelyn.
"And we know who did the erasing," said Harry.
"What are you talking about?" asked McClure.
"We know who you are," said Ron.
"Really!" exclaimed McClure.
"Do you remember anything from before you had your memory erased?" asked Harry.
"Not really," she said, "I remember a man with blond hair and a really annoying smile."
"That would be Lockhart," said Hermione.
"I also remember a really hansom man with dark hair," she said smiling.
"Lupin?" asked Katelyn.
"Most likely," said Harry.
"Your name is Susan Rose," explained Harry, "You were Lupin's girlfriend. Your memory was erased by Gilderoy Lockhart so he could take the credit for your work."
"Really," said Susan, "Now that you mention it, it does sound familiar."
"You can also change your appearance," said Harry.
"I know that," she said changing her hair to light brown.
"Follow us," Hermione said. They led her to the Gryffindor common's room.
"Susan?!" Lupin exclaimed when they entered.
She nodded her head yes. He got up and gave her a hug. "I missed you so much. Where have you been?" he asked.
"It's a long story and I don't even know all of it," she said. But she told him everything that she knew.
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"Well, Sirius, What do you want to do now?" asked James.
"Get out of here!" exclaimed Sirius.
"How about the Weasley's joke shop?" asked Lupin.
"Sounds good," said Sirius.
The group used the floo network to get to the joke shop in Diagon Alley.
"Wow," said Sirius, "We could have used a place like this when we were in school!"
"That is what I was thinking," said James, "if we had a shop like this when we were in school the Marauders could have done a lot more stuff."
"Wait a minute," said George from behind James, "Are you saying that you were Marauders?"
"Yes," said James, "I'm Mr. Prongs."
"And I'm Mr. Padfoot," said Sirius.
"But who were Wormtail and Mooney?" asked Fred.
"I'm Mooney," said Lupin.
"You?" exclaimed Fred and George together.
"Yes," said Lupin.
"I can't believe you would be part of something like that!" exclaimed Fred.
"Well I was," said Lupin.
"What about Wormtail?" asked Fred.
Lupin, Sirius, and James looked at each other narrowing their eyes.
"Think," Harry said hitting Fred on the back of the head.
"Oh, that Wormtail!" said Fred.
"Yes, That Wormtail," said Katelyn.
"But why would you let him into your group?" asked George.
"Well, when he was in the group, he was not a Death Eater," said James, "any way we didn't know he was."
"Oh, I'm sorry," said Fred.
"That's all right," said Lupin.
"We're honored to have such pranksters in our shop," said George, "Feel free to look around."
In an hour James and Sirius had filled a huge box with stuff to pull jokes.
"What in the world are you going to do with all of this stuff?" asked Lily.
They only smiled at her and gave no answer. The group returned to Hogwarts just in time for supper. Everyone was there except for one teacher. Professor McClure.
"Could I have your attention," said Dumbledore, "I am afraid for the next week I will have to make sure that no points are deducted from any of the houses. The Marauders have returned to Hogwarts, so it will be impossible to tell if any pranks are being done by them or the students."
All of the teachers looked at him in horror. However, the students cheered. As did James and Sirius.
After they had finished eating they went to the Gryffindor commons room. The three Marauders, Harry, Lily, Mary, Katelyn, Hermione, and Ron sat near the fire place looking at a photo album. Most of the pictures showed Katelyn and Harry as babies. However, one picture caught Harry's eye. It was a picture of a group of people opening presents. Harry could see his dad, Sirius, Mary, Lupin, and.Professor McClure!
"How do you know her?" asked Harry.
"That's Susan Rose," said James.
"But I thought you said this was her," said Harry turning a few pages back.
"It is," said Lily, "she could change her appearance, but most of the time she looked like this." She pointed to the picture of Susan with brown hair.
"Really!" exclaimed Harry, "That's amazing!" Then to himself, "I wonder."
"What?" asked James.
But Harry ran up to his dormitory without answering. Ron followed him.
"What's up Harry?" asked Ron.
Harry pulled out the Marauder's map. He looked at the dot in the Defense Against the Dark Arts classroom. Sure enough it said "Susan Rose."
"McClure is Susan!" exclaimed Harry.
"Really!"
"Come on!"
The boys ran back to the common's room and out of the tower followed by Katelyn and Hermione.
"Is it true?" Hermione asked as they ran through the halls.
"Yes!" exclaimed Ron.
They reached the classroom and slowed down. Harry knocked on the door. "Come in," said Professor McClure.
The group entered. "What do you want?" she asked, "Please make it quick I'm really busy."
"We know your secret," said Harry.
"What, how did you find out?" she asked, "Please don't tell anyone. I might lose my job."
"Why would you lose your job?" asked Katelyn.
"Not many people want someone to teach their children who had their memory erased," said McClure, "Please, do not tell anyone." She looked worried.
"What?!" said Harry, "That's not what we were talking about!"
"But, that would explain why she left," said Katelyn.
"And we know who did the erasing," said Harry.
"What are you talking about?" asked McClure.
"We know who you are," said Ron.
"Really!" exclaimed McClure.
"Do you remember anything from before you had your memory erased?" asked Harry.
"Not really," she said, "I remember a man with blond hair and a really annoying smile."
"That would be Lockhart," said Hermione.
"I also remember a really hansom man with dark hair," she said smiling.
"Lupin?" asked Katelyn.
"Most likely," said Harry.
"Your name is Susan Rose," explained Harry, "You were Lupin's girlfriend. Your memory was erased by Gilderoy Lockhart so he could take the credit for your work."
"Really," said Susan, "Now that you mention it, it does sound familiar."
"You can also change your appearance," said Harry.
"I know that," she said changing her hair to light brown.
"Follow us," Hermione said. They led her to the Gryffindor common's room.
"Susan?!" Lupin exclaimed when they entered.
She nodded her head yes. He got up and gave her a hug. "I missed you so much. Where have you been?" he asked.
"It's a long story and I don't even know all of it," she said. But she told him everything that she knew.
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