Chapter 03 Marauders Next Generation
The next morning Harry went to breakfast as if nothing had happened the last night at dinner. Many teachers sent the group, specially Harry and the twins, very angry and sterns look. The three smiled innocently at this.
"What do we have today, Ron?" Asked Harry when they were getting breakfast.
"History at the first hour . . . Potions before lunch . . . Care of Magical Creatures and Divination again." Said Ron checking his schedule.
"Harry, will you have Divination today? You said that you dropped it." Said Seamus thoughtfully after he checked his schedule too.
"I guess that I'll ask it to McGonagall." Said Harry standing and going to the High Table to talk to his Godmother.
"What do you need, Potter?" Asked McGonagall seeing him approaching to her.
"I planned to drop Divination and Professor Dumbledore told me that you would give me the schedule when the change was arranged. Today I have it, must I attend Divination or Ancient Runes?" Explained Harry to his Head of House.
McGonagall thought for a moment before she answered: "The next week you'll begin with Ancient Runes, the change wasn't arranged yet. I'm afraid that Professor Trelawney will predict your luck again." Said with a smile.
"Do you think that? I'm sure that the grim or something else will appear in her way today again." Said the Prefect with an evil smile on his lips.
McGonagall did say nothing when his Godson returned to his table to talk with his friends. The only thought that passed by her mind was: "Poor Sybil, I would love to see her face after that class!" When she turned to speak with Dumbledore, she had a little smile on her lips too.
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History was boring as usual. Binns continued with Merlin's story and his times. Harry and Hermione were the only ones who took notes as the class before that meanwhile the rest of the class slept.
"Snape and Slytherin! God, save me!" Groaned Ron in their way to the Dungeons.
Harry didn't pay attention to his friend's complain. He needed help with something very important and the only one who could help him was his most hated Professor.
"I can't do this alone, so I'll need his help yes or yes." Thought Harry when the three friends entered in the Dungeon.
During the class and to everyone's surprise, Snape avoided Harry at all cost. Nobody knew why and less Harry, but he didn't complain. He could concentrate better in his Potion without him disturbing.
What nobody knew was that Dumbledore had talked to the Head of Slytherin after the incident between Harry and Malfoy.
"Severus, you see how he reacted with Malfoy. What do you think that would happen if the one who insults James or Lily is you? I do it and I'll tell you this, I don't like the answer! Don't say anything against his parents! I know how you hate Harry, but keep James and he separated and the feelings too! I won't tell you this again." Said in a serious tone the Headmaster.
Snape knew what Albus meant with that. The thought of what would happen to him if he insulted the Potter's family wasn't too pleasant for him. Harry was a little . . . volatile when someone insulted his parents, and Snape knew it very well. His fury wasn't something you liked to see usually.
"Don't worry Albus, nothing will happen. I promise it." Said Snape nodding.
"I hope so, Severus, I hope so." Said Dumbledore.
When the class was almost finished, Snape saw that Harry was reading a big book and decided to check which one it was. If it wasn't of Potions, he could take points from Gryffindor.
"What are you reading, Potter?" Asked with his typical sneer Snape to Harry.
"Advanced Healing Potions." Said Harry without looking up from his book.
"Are you interested in any in particular?" Asked surprised by the book Snape.
"This one. I'm seeing if it's complicated." Said Harry showing the book to the teacher.
Severus checked the page and was in shock when he saw the name of the Potion: it was the Cantirious. It was used to heal mortal illness without a cure.
"Why do you need it?" Asked Snape giving back the book to the student.
"It's for a friend of mine. He has a very serious illness and I'm checking the possibility of healing him. By what I saw it's more complicated than what I thought. Can you help me to do it?" Asked Harry to his Potion's Professor. "Who needs it and what illness does he have?" Asked Snape, surprised by the request.
"A friend and he have AIDS. Do you know what is it?" Said Harry putting back the book in his bag.
"Acquired Immune Deficiency System. A Muggle illness if I'm not wrong." Said Snape thinking what the student said.
"Yes it is. Can you help me or not?" Asked Harry looking straight to his teacher's eyes.
"No problem, but you'll do it under my care after class never on it, understood?" Said Snape after thinking a few minutes in the request.
"No problem and thanks." Said Harry before he began to clean his table.
Everybody at the class was shocked, inclusive the Slytherins. The persons who most hated each other were going to work together in something! Many ones thought that it would be impossible and others thought that they would be dead before they finished it.
"I can't believe, man! You asked help to Snape??" Asked Ron in shock when they were going to lunch.
"I need help on this Ron. If it means that I have to ask it to Snape, I will. This is very important to me." Said Harry seriously to his friend when they sat at the Gryffindor Table to lunch.
"Who needs it, Harry?" Asked Hermione with curiosity, meanwhile she served food on his plate.
"A friend." Was his reply.
Many at Gryffindor were shocked by the news but Harry told them to stop complaining and doing any bad comments about it.
"If I hear any of you complaining again or saying that I'm crazy by it, I'll take points from my own house." Said Harry showing his Prefect badge, tired of it. When he finished, he exited the Hall in direction to Hagrid's hut.
"Why is he so angry?" Asked Fred shocked by his friend's reaction.
"Fred, everybody has been saying that he's mad for doing it. It tires at a point. If he asked help to Snape, he should have had very good reasons to it, I'm sure of it's something really important." Said Alicia, understanding what was happening by his teammate's head.
"It is, Alicia. By what I heard, his friend's illness is AIDS." Explained Hermione seriously.
"Man. It's important then." Said thoughtfully Angelina listening her friend's words.
"What is AIDS?" Asked confused the Weasley twins.
"It's a Muggle illness. There isn't a cure for it, guys. It kills many people by year. It's very serious." Said Hermione seriously to her friends.
"Harry knows what he does. I trust him. He had a very good reason to do it. Ok. It's crazy, but he had reasons to it. It's all what I need." Said Alicia standing and exiting the Hall too.
The rest of the table looked surprised by their reactions and chats. The group decided to stand and go to classes too. They couldn't stand the looks anymore.
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Harry went to Hagrid's hut and began to play a little with Moony. He needed comfort and the animal was good at it.
"At least he doesn't complain about everything what I do or I don't." Thought Harry petting the Heat Wolf's head.
"A Sickle by your thoughts." Said someone from behind.
In a blink of eyes Harry turned around with his wand ready to anything. He calmed down when he saw that it was only his Godmother.
"Sorry. Lately I have this reaction very much." Said Harry apologizing putting his wand on his robes again.
"No need to be sorry. What happened to you? I saw your reaction a while ago at the table." Asked McGonagall worriedly sitting next to him.
"I asked help to Snape and everybody thinks that I'm crazy by doing it. They don't understand that I need help with something. They only see the action, not the reasons behind it." Complained Harry about his house mates reactions.
"You must admit that it's something surprising. After all you two hated each other since you came to this school." Said with a smile the Head of Gryffindor.
"I know, but if I didn't need help I wouldn't have asked it in first place." Said Harry looking Moony and Marauder playing.
"I never thought I would see a wolf and a cat playing together." Said surprised Minerva. "If their master is anything but normal, why they should be it?" Asked Harry laughing.
Before Minerva could respond to this, Professor Grubbly Planks appeared near them.
"I see that the two friends are playing again." Said with a smile to Harry.
"At least the don't have so many problems as me." Said distantly Harry watching them playing.
The Professor shot a questioning look to McGonagall. The Head of Gryffindor returned it saying "Don't ask."
"I have classes to give. I'll see you later Harry." Said McGonagall standing and returning to the castle after a few minutes.
"See you later, Professor." Was the Prefect's reply.
In that moment the rest of the class appeared and Grubbly Planks started her class. They still were with the Heat Wolves, and they continued to feed and take care of them.
When it finished, Harry and Ron, along the other fifth year students from Gryffindor, except Hermione, went to the North Tower for Divination.
"We'll continue with the Crystal Balls." Groaned Ron when he and Harry sat down in a table together.
"Better. Now I can . . . predict many other things, Ron." Said Harry with an evil smile on his lips.
"What omen will you see today, oh great Seer?" Asked jokingly the redhead, bowing his head.
"Let me think . . . Decapitation . . . not too bad . . . Drowning . . . maybe . . . Suicide. I like that one. Do you, Ron?" Asked with a little evil smile Harry.
"I love the idea of being hit by a meteorite and being left as a pancake." Said Ron, with another smile like Harry's.
"I agree with that one for Trelawney. I was thinking in Parvati and Lavender for mine, my dear redhead Seer." Said Harry smiling more evilly than ever.
Ron had to fight the urge to laugh, because in that moment Trelawney appeared in the Classroom.
"Today we'll continue with the Crystal Balls, my dears." Said Trelawney sitting on her usual place.
"Have you ever seen something apart of mist on them, Ron?" Asked Harry after 20 minutes of class.
"Never, mate." Was Ron's reply.
"My dear mate and friend, it's time to the second act of this fake." Said Harry with a big and evil smile.
"AHHH! TRAGEDY!!" Cried Ron, beginning the act.
"True or another act like last time?" Asked Dean, who was with Seamus sat near them, in a whisper to Harry.
"What do you think?" Answered Harry smiling evilly to his house mate.
"This'll be great!" Was his answer, before Trelawney went to them alerted by the screams.
"What happened, dear? Did you see something?" Asked the Professor, meanwhile Harry "watched" the ball in concentration too.
"Death, Professor! It was you and was . . . " Began Ron but Harry cut him off.
"TRAGEDY!!!" He yelled.
"What happened?" Asked worriedly Trelawney, shaking and pale.
"Two dead persons of this class, Professor." Answered Harry with fake sobs.
"Who died and how, My dears?" Asked terrified Trelawney.
"Professor, I saw your death by being hit by a meteorite and you were left as a pancake." Said Ron with very fake tears.
"And you, my dear?" Asked Trelawney really shaking by the news.
"Parvati and Lavender killing themselves." Said Harry, with fakes tears.
"AHHHH!" Yelled Parvati before fading away.
"I-I-I ki-killed my-myself?" Asked shocked Lavender. "Yes, you threw yourself from the Astronomy Tower with Parvati." Said Harry faking.
"Please, all of you leave the Classroom, meanwhile I check the omen by myself." Said Trelawney to the boys shacking form head to toe.
The five boys exited the Classroom and when they were at the bottom of the stairs, they burst out in laughter once again.
"It was the FUNNIEST thing I've seen in Divination!" Exclaimed Neville still laughing.
"Thanks, people, thanks!" Said Harry and Ron bowing to his house mates. This provoked the laughter again.
"I guess I'll drop this too! It's a fake, man!" Said Neville when they finished laughing.
"Yeah! They make an act and Trelawney bought it without any thinking!" Nodded Dean.
"McGonagall will suffer a heart attack when she knows that five students drop the same subject together at the same time!" Said Seamus laughing.
"We should have predicted it too, Harry!" Said Ron laughing.
"Opps, I forgot it!" Said innocently Harry. The five burst out in laughter again, before going to the Gryffindor Tower.
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"I want to speak with you 2 NOW!" Said sternly McGonagall to Harry and Ron at the dinner that night.
"Yes, Professor?" Asked the two boys innocently at the same time.
"Come with me to my office, RIGHT NOW!" Said their Head of House storming out of the Hall.
The boys looked at each other, shrugged and stood up to follow the Professor to her office.
"What did you think that you were doing today at Divination?" Asked angrily the Professor when the boys sat down.
"Watching the Crystal Ball, Professor!" Said the two Prefects with innocent smiles at the same time.
"And giving almost a heart attack with that to the Professor Trelawney and Miss Patil and Miss Brown!" Shouted angrily the Deputy Headmistress.
"Professor, we said what we saw! It was in the Crystal Ball! It's not our fault what was there." Said Harry in defensive way.
"Professor Trelawney told me that she doesn't want you two in her class anymore! Decide what subject you will choose to take from now on." Said a little calmed the Transfiguration's teacher.
"Curious, the five boys decided to drop it together." Said Ron smiling.
"Maybe Trelawney saw it at the Balls, Ron." Said Harry smiling too.
"WHAT??? THE 5 WILL DROP IT???" Asked in shock McGonagall.
"Yes, Professor Madame!" Shouted the boys with a military salute to their Head of House.
"GET OUT OF MY OFFICE BOTH OF YOU, RIGHT NOW!" Yelled McGonagall to the students pointing the door.
"Yes, Professor Madame!" Shouted again Ron and Harry repeating the salute before exiting the Office.
"Seamus was right, mate! McGonagall almost suffered a heart attack with that." Exclaimed Ron laughing when they were returning to the Great Hall.
"Yes, but McGonagall so angry like that it's something I don't want to see again in my life, man! It was scary!" Said Harry when they sat at the Gryffindor table.
"What did she say?" Asked Dean, Seamus and Neville at the same time, when they began to eat.
"That the predictions almost provoked our teacher and fellow students a heart attack!" Said Ron laughing.
"And she almost suffered one when we told her that the five of us would drop it at the same time!" Said Harry laughing too.
"She was a little angry, wasn't she?" Asked laughing Dean.
"A little? You wouldn't like to see her like that never in your life, mate!" Exclaimed Harry.
"It was scary. We tell you." Nodded seriously Ron.
"What new predictions you made this time?" Asked curious Fred. "Trelawney being hit by a meteorite and left as a pancake and Lavender and Parvati throwing themselves from the Astronomy Tower." Said solemnly Harry.
"It was in the Crystal Balls, so it's true!" Said in the same tone Ron.
The group burst out in laughter again with his words. They couldn't resist it.
"You are crazy. You know that?" Said Angelina when they stopped laughing.
"Us? Crazy? Not at all!" Exclaimed the two boys with evil smiles.
When they finished the dinner, the group returned to the Gryffindor Tower. Harry decided to propose to the twins and Ron and Hermione become the new generation of Marauders.
"I need to speak with the four of you." Said seriously to his friends.
"What's up, Harry?" Asked Fred when the five were seated far from everybody.
"My dear friends and clowns, I have a little proposition for you." Said Harry smiling evilly.
"Which one?" Asked the group anxious at the same time.
"The five of us will put in action the operation MNG: Marauders Next Generation." Said Harry with a big and evil smile.
"I'm in!" Yelled Ron and Hermione at the same time with smiles like Harry's.
"I don't know, man! The marauders were Prongs and the others, not us!" Complained Fred.
"So?" Asked the trio at the same time.
"We should know what they think about it!" Said Fred.
"And we don't even know who they are!" Added George.
"That is the only matter for this?" Asked Ron in confusion.
"If it is, we can ask Moony and Padfoot about it. I'm sure that they won't complain." Said Harry, as if it wasn't a problem at all for doing that.
"You know Moony and Padfoot???" Asked in shock the twins in unison.
"We know the four Marauders!" Said the trio at the same time.
"ARE YOU KIDDING???" Asked the twins almost yelling.
"Keep your voice down!" Said loudly Hermione.
"We'll tell the story, but you must promise that nothing of what you hear, will be told to anyone! The three of us would have MANY problems if you do that!" Said very seriously Harry.
"We won't say anything!" said seriously and solemnly Fred and George at the same time.
"Ok. Many years ago, there were four friends who loved to play pranks. One of them was a werewolf and the other three became illegal Animagus to stay with him when there was full moon." Began Harry.
"Those friends were the Marauders." Said Ron.
"The werewolf was Moony, right?" Asked Fred understanding what they were saying.
"Exactly. Prongs was a stag. Padfoot was a dog and Wormtail a rat." Explained Hermione.
"Who were they?" Asked anxiously the twins.
"Moony is Professor Remus Lupin, Padfoot is Sirius Black, Wormtail is Peter Pettigrew and Prongs . . . " Began Ron but shut up at Harry's Father.
"Who was Prongs?" Asked Fred anxiously.
"Prongs was my father, James Potter." Said in a serious tone of voice Harry.
"Sorry about that, mate." Said Fred, understanding why his brother had stopped in Prongs and the tone of Harry's voice.
"It's ok, Fred." Said Harry. "So, we had a Marauder as a teacher? One of them is a murder convict and the others two are dead?" Asked George after listening carefully their story.
"Yes, but Pettigrew is alive and now works for You-Know-Who. Sirius is escaping from the Ministry, although he's innocent." Said Ron to his brothers.
"How do you know it all?" Asked in disbelief Fred.
"Do you remember the night that Sirius escaped from the school two years ago?" Asked with a little evil smile Harry.
"You helped him to escape, didn't you?" Asked George in surprise.
"Of course! After all, he's my Godfather! I couldn't let Fudge to give him the Kiss of the Dementors!" Said seriously Harry.
"You are the son and Godson of two Marauders!!!" Said in shock the twins.
"Why do you think that my Patronus has that form, mate?" Asked laughing Harry.
"They are the Animagus form of Moony, Padfoot and Prongs!" Explained Hermione, when the twins looked confused to Harry.
"Wow!" Was the only thing that they could say.
"Listen very well you two: if someone knows that I helped to escape to Sirius or that I have had contact with him, the Ministry will want my head!" Said very seriously Harry.
"So we ask you to keep your mouth shut in this!" Added Ron with the same tone of voice of Harry.
"We swear that we won't tell anyone about this!" Said seriously Fred and George at the same time.
"So, dear clowns are you in?" Asked Harry with a big and evil smile.
"If Moony and Padfoot say yes, we are in." Conditioned Fred.
"Then the next Wednesday we'll know their answer." Said Harry with a smile.
"UH?" Asked the four in confusion.
"Both of them will be in the castle since that day. They'll be at the corridor that was forbidden in our first year." Explained Harry to his friends.
"I can't wait till Wednesday to meet them!" Said at unison the twins, before all of them went to their bedrooms to sleep.
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The Saturday morning, Harry decided to get a little of fun himself and took his Firebolt and went alone to the pitch. He wanted just to fly a while without any disturbance.
After two hours, when he flew and made a few seekers' movements he flew down to the grass and laid up there watching the sky.
"Nice view, eh?" Asked a girl's voice from behind.
By third time in four days, Harry turned around in a blink of the eyes with his wand ready to anything if he needed it. He tensed a little more when he saw that the girl was Cho Chang, Cedric's girlfriend and his old crush.
"A little jumpy today, aren't we?" Asked smiling the Ravenclaw girl.
"I have reaction very much lately. This is the third time this week that I do it." Said Harry putting his wand in his robes again.
"How are you, Harry?" Asked the girl sitting next to him.
"Fine. Can't complain really. And you, Cho?" Asked the Gryffindor looking to the sky.
"Trying to deal with everything. Everybody looks at me as if I'm going to do something hard at any moment. I hate it." Said with a groan Cho.
"I know that feeling, believe that I do." Said Harry groaning too.
"What are you doing here?" Asked Cho trying to change of subject.
"Needed to fly and forget about everything and everybody for a while. Flying is the only moment of peace that I found always. It just . . . makes my mind free." Explained Harry pointing the Firebolt that was near to them.
"I know that feeling. I always do it too. It's the sky, the broom and you. Nothing or anybody else, just you." Said Cho understanding Harry's words.
"That's the same feeling I have." Said Harry smiling. "Can I try it?" Asked shyly Cho pointing his broom.
"Sure. Don't damage it please. It's a treasure for me!" Said Harry laughing.
Cho took the Firebolt and kicked the grass and flew up. Harry saw her with a smile. She was like a little kid with a new gift.
"It was great! I've never felt something like that!" Said Cho with a big smile when she landed again.
"I think it too! It's something that you'll love it!" Said Harry laughing.
"Thanks!" Said the girl giving back the broom to the owner.
"You are welcome! I'm returning to the school before someone decides to look for us!" Said Harry laughing beginning to walk toward the castle.
"Too late, Harry! They are doing that now!" Laughed Cho watching to their left.
Near them, there was a group of girls looking to them with curiosity and jealousy.
"Let's make them talk for a while!" Said Harry with a big evil smile.
"How?" Asked curious Cho, noticing the smile.
"Like this!" Said Harry and kissed her passionately in her lips for two minutes.
"Wow. I loved that!" Said Cho jokingly when they separated.
"It'll make them gossip for the whole week!" Laughed Harry walking back to the Entrance Doors.
"We should make them gossip more usually!" Said laughing Cho too.
"Whenever you want, but I'll advise you that you aren't the girl whom I love." Said Harry smiling.
"Neither you are the boy whom I love, my dear Seeker." Said Cho with a smile.
"See you later, Cho. I want to listen the gossips that will be spread by the people who saw us! I'm sure that Parvati and Lavender will have a field day with this!" Said Harry bursting out in laughter.
"I don't want to think what the girls from my house will tell about it!" Said Cho bursting out in laughter too.
"I thought that the Ravenclaw girls were only interested in the study not in the gossips." Said Harry jokingly.
"Man, at Ravenclaw we don't live only by the marks! If there wouldn't be gossips, we would be bored all day!" Said Cho jokingly too.
"I don't want to think about it!" Said groaning Harry.
"Believe me when I say that you don't! You can't imagine the gossip that is every day at my house! That this one loves that one. That this couple broke because he was in love with other girl. Sometimes it's a nightmare. I'll tell you!" Said with a groan Cho.
"I'll go to the Tower. Tell me later about the gossips later, ok?" Said Harry near the stairs that drove to the Gryffindor Tower.
"You'll have to tell me about the ones in your tower!" Said Cho laughing when the separated their ways.
When Harry entered at the Common Room, every girl turned to see him. All of them had a look of jealousy. The only ones who didn't have it, were his Teammates and Hermione and Ginny.
"What happened with Cho?" Asked interested Alicia when he sat down in an armchair.
"We did that to make the people talk and gossip all the week! We were just kidding!" Said Harry laughing.
"You can't imagine how well it worked! Lavender and Parvati are saying that you two are a couple!" Said in laughter Ginny.
"I don't want to imagine the gossips in Ravenclaw!" Said Harry bursting out in laughter along the five girls.
"So it was fake?" Asked curious Katie when the laugh stopped.
"I never imagined that the Head Girl would be interested in gossips, my dear Katie!" Said Harry laughing.
"I don't live only of Studies, my dear Harry!" Said Katie laughing too.
"It was fake. We wanted to get a little of fun. Besides I love other girl." Said Harry smiling.
"Who?" Asked the 5 at the same time.
"That's for me to know and you to find out, my dear girls!" Said Harry laughing.
The five girls knew that when Harry said that, they would never get it from him, so they decided to drop the subject and change it.
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On Monday the gossips were huge and neither Harry nor Cho paid any attention to them. They continued their life as if nothing had happened. They knew that soon they would forget about it.
That morning on Breakfast, Harry received his schedule of classes. That day he had Herbology, Potions, Transfiguration and History of the Magic.
"Nice day of classes today, mate! Plants, cauldrons, change of things and death all in one day!" Said with a groan Ron.
Harry didn't say anything. Today was the day that he would show one of his Animagus forms in Transfiguration Class. He hadn't decided which one he would yet.
Herbology was a little boring. In Potions they went on with the one that they were doing the last class, anything new.
"Potter, I need a word with you!" Called Snape when everybody was exiting the Dungeons to go to lunch.
"Yes, Professor?" Asked Harry going to his teacher's desk.
"It's about your request. When do you need it finished? It takes a long time to have it done and I wish to know it." Explained the Head of Slytherin to the Prefect.
"Christmas holidays. It will be my gift to him. When do you think that we could start with it?" Asked Harry after thinking a few moments.
"This Friday after dinner. We'll work on it every Friday at that time." Said Snape thinking.
"Ok, Professor." Said Harry going out of the Dungeons to the Hall for lunch as his friends.
During the lunch, Harry heard to Lavender and Parvati whispers and giggles meanwhile they were seeing him and Cho. He decided to ignore all this and continued his lunch as if nothing was happening.
"Are you and Cho really a couple, Harry?" Asked giggling Lavender.
"Were the omens of the last class of Divination rights on your case, Lavender?" Returned the Prefect with a smile.
Lavender and Parvati paled instantly and they shut up for the rest of the lunch.
"Thank God they shut up at all after that! It was unbearable!" Exclaimed Hermione with exasperation when the three friends were going to Transfiguration's classroom.
"You are right!" Said at the same time Harry and Ron, when they sat at their seats.
A few minutes later, came in McGonagall and began the class. They were studying about how to become an Animagus and they began to transform parts of their bodies in parts of Animals like hands in claws.
"When will you show it?" Asked in a whisper McGonagall to her Godson at the middle of the class.
Harry didn't answer. Instead of it he stood up and his body began to change and transform himself in his Animagus form.
Everyone, McGonagall included, stared at him expecting what would happen.
When he finished it, everybody was in awe and shock. Where at the beginning was Harry, now there was a big and gold dragon. In his back was the famous scar in a lightning bolt shape.
After two minutes, Harry returned to his normal self, collapsing in the chair completely tired by the effort he had done. He began to take deep breaths and recovered slowly his normal breath and heart beatings.
"What do you think about it?" Asked smiling the Prefect to his Godmother.
"Perfect, 50 points to Gryffindor." Said McGonagall smiling broadly, when she recovered from the shock.
"Summer's training?" Asked Ron in a whisper when McGonagall returned to her seat.
"Yes." Said Harry flatly, still tired by what had happened.
During the rest of the class, Harry sat quiet watching his friends' efforts to do it. He didn't need it, after all he was an Animagus, and a very good one. "It tired me most of what I had thought!" Exclaimed Harry when the three friends exited the Classroom to go to History.
"It was really shocking, man!" said Ron impressed by what had happened.
"Yes, magical creatures are the hardest to transform!" Said Hermione in the same state of shock of his redhead's friend.
"You can bet it, Hermione!" Said Harry when they reached to the Classroom.
History was as boring as usual. Binns went on with Merlin. As had happened at the last classes, Harry and Hermione were the only ones awoke and taking notes. The rest was sleeping.
After that they began to walk to the Hall to dinner, when Harry crashed against someone, making to fall both of them.
"Sorry, I didn't see you." Apologized for Harry standing and helping the other one to do the same.
"No problem, man. I was a little distracted." Said the boy when he stood up.
"Jimmy?" Asked Harry in surprise.
"Hey, Harry! Nice to see you!" Said happily the boy.
"Which house are you in?" Asked Harry smiling.
"Gryffindor like you!" Said with a big smile the first year.
"You mean that passed a week and I haven't seen you??" Asked in shock the Prefect.
"I guess so." Said laughing the boy.
"Do you know each other?" Asked at the same time Hermione and Ron.
"Guys, this is Jimmy. I've met him this summer at a business' dinner of my Uncle." Said Harry with a groan, before adding: "Jimmy, these are Hermione Granger and Ron Weasley, my two best friends." Said Harry with a smile.
"Nice to meet you." Said the three in unison.
"Where are you going to?" Asked Harry when they began their way to the Hall.
"Great Hall. I'm still a little lost. You were right when you said that this place was huge!" Said Jimmy laughing.
"It took us four days to find the way to breakfast without losing in our first week here!" Said Harry laughingly.
"I have a few problems, but I'm finding my way." Assured Jimmy when they reached the Hall.
"See you later, mate. I have to talk with someone." Said Harry when the group sat down in their usual places.
"See you, Harry." Said the young student sitting with his friends.
"When did you meet him, Harry?" Asked Hermione when they began to eat.
"This summer my Uncle had a business dinner and he was there. We talked about everything, and my family didn't even notice it." Said Harry half smiling, half groaning.
"Hey, Blaze!" Said laughing Fred sitting next to them.
"I like that name to my Marauder's nickname! Thanks Fred!" Said Harry with an evil smile in his lips.
"You are welcome, pal!" Said laughing the twin.
"You are right. We didn't think in our nicknames!" Said George joining the chat.
"For that before you need to be an Animagus, my dear friends. And I won't teach you!" Said seriously Harry.
"We can ask McGonagall or Si-" Began Fred but he was elbowed by Harry.
"I'm sure that Snuffles won't help us. We have to do it legally, ok?" Said Harry sending Fred a stern looks.
"Ok." Said the other four at the same time.
"Who's Snuffles?" Asked confused Fred in a whisper to Ron and Hermione.
"That's how we call among us to the person you were talking about. In that way we don't say his name and everybody knows it." Explained Ron to his brothers.
"Got it!" Said the twins together.
"What are the five of you talking about this time?" Asked concerned and stern their Head of House.
"About something that we are sure that you, my dear Professor McGonagall, could help us without any problems. After all you can do it perfectly." Said with a charming and innocent voice George.
"What is it this time?" Asked with not very convinced tone of voice the teacher to the group.
"This." Said Ron giving her a piece of parchment with something written in it.
McGonagall took the piece and read what said in it: "We want to become Animagus." It had the names of Fred, George, Hermione Ron and Harry too.
"Come the five of you to see me in my office after dinner and we'll talk about it." Said McGonagall to the group of friends after a few minutes thinking about it, before returning to the High Table.
"We'll be there." Said the five at the same time, before returning to their dinner.
By the corner of his eye, Harry saw to his Godmother talking in whispers to Dumbledore. The Headmaster looked a little surprised by what she was saying, but his eyes were twinkling brightly and looked to the group with a big smile.
After dinner the group went to their Head of House's Office with hopes of getting the approval to do this. They suspected that McGonagall wasn't very convinced about it.
When they entered, they saw that McGonagall wasn't alone. Dumbledore was with her, obviously waiting to the group.
"Good nights to all of you. Professor McGonagall told me about your request and before we give you an answer, both of us want to know your reasons for it." Said seriously the Headmaster to the group, when the sat in the chairs that appeared in the room.
"Ron and I know that being friend with Harry is very dangerous, and maybe You-Know-Who could use us against him. With this, we could have another defense against that." Explained Hermione in a very serious tone of voice.
"And besides we could learn a lot with that." Added Ron in the same tone that his friend.
"And you two?" Asked Dumbledore to the twins, nodding to the Prefects.
"Like Hermione said, if we have a very dangerous situation, with this we could escape or exit from it without any danger." Said Fred, meanwhile his brother nodded at his side.
"Ok. You have the permission. Minerva?" Said Dumbledore to the Deputy Headmistress.
"I'll leave this very clearly: I'll never ever train illegal Animagus. This means that you'll be registered. You can wait till you graduate or you can do it at the end of the year." Said McGonagall to Ron and Hermione, before adding to the Twins: "Fred, George, your registration will be in your NEWTS, is that understood?" Explained McGonagall in a very serious tone to the four.
"Yes, Professor." Said the friends together.
"Before we make the schedule of training, Professor Dumbledore will make a charm on you to know your form. Albus?" Explained McGonagall to the students before talking to the Headmaster.
"Miss Granger, if you wish to start?" Said Dumbledore pointing his wand to Hermione.
"I'm ready." Said the girl standing up.
"Anima Bestiarus!" Said Dumbledore.
From the wand exited a blue light that covered Hermione. Her shadow transformed itself into a Phoenix.
"A nice creature, Miss Granger." Said McGonagall writing her form in a parchment.
"Thanks, Professor." Said Hermione smiling broadly when she sat down.
The same process was made on Ron and the twins: Ron's form was a Griffin, Fred's was a fox and George's was a monkey.
"Nice type of creatures you have. Strange ones, but they go with you I must say." Said Dumbledore smiling when he finished with George.
"Thanks, Professor." Said the four together.
"Now we'll discuss the schedule of your training. Like three of you have Quidditch Practices, I'll wait to have the schedule of them to prepare them for this training. Mr. Potter when you have decided them, let me know it please." Explained McGonagall to the group.
"A question, Professor: When will be the tryouts?" Asked Harry with curiosity and anxiousness.
"Next Saturday after breakfast. The pitch will be for Gryffindor all day." Said McGonagall dismissing the group.
"Now we'll have to think about our nicknames, man!" Said Fred in their way to the Gryffindor Tower.
"I thought Ron' and Hermione's." Said Harry after thinking a few minutes.
"Which ones?" Asked the two Prefects anxiously.
"For Hermione the name is Feather, and for Ron will be Griffin." Said smiling Harry.
"Very creative ones, but I like it!" Said Ron laughing when they reached to the portrait of the Tower.
"Phoenix Song." Said Fred and they entered in the Common room that was empty at that moment.
"I agree with Ron. I love it too." Said Hermione when the five sat down at the armchairs.
"I have the one for George: Ape!" Said Ron with a smile.
"I'll take it!" Said the twin smiling happily.
"And for me?" Asked Fred anxiously.
"Maybe Moony and Padfoot will know one for a fox, Fred, because I don't think of any now. Goodnights all of you, I'll go to sleep now!" Said Harry going to the Fifth years boys' bedroom.
"Goodnights!" Said all at the same time, meanwhile they followed Harry's example and went to their respective rooms to sleep.
"Operation Marauders Next Generation in on march!" Thought Harry with a big smile before he fell asleep.
****
On the Tuesday, nothing interesting happened to the group. The twins and the trio were waiting for the Wednesday to meet the two former Marauders. Although Harry was anxious to see his Godfather again.
The Wednesday's morning, Hedwig flew to Harry with a noted tied to her leg. After Harry untied it and gave her a piece of bacon, the owl returned to the owlery to sleep.
Harry opened the letter and read it to his friends in whispers:
"We'll be at the school tonight after dinner. Came with the cloak.
Snuffles."
"What cloak?" Asked the twins confused at the same time.
"You'll know it tonight." Was Harry's only answer.
The group went to class, but they were waiting anxiously the meeting. The twins wanted to meet their heroes and the three friends wanted to see Snuffles and Lupin once again.
After dinner they went to the Common Room and took Harry's Invisibly Cloak to wear them in the way to the Corridor.
"When did you get this, Harry? Asked Fred shocked by the cloak.
"Dumbledore gave it to me in my first year here. It was my Father's." Explained Harry when they began to walk, under the cloak, to their destination.
When they reached there, they knocked the door and waited till it opened, to show Remus Lupin.
"Is it you, Harry?" Asked the former DADA teacher.
"Yes. Can we come in?" Said Harry taking off the cloak to show the group.
"Of course you can!" Said laughing Remus.
"Sirius!" Cried Harry hugging his Godfather.
"Hey kiddo! Nice to see you too!" Said the convict returning the hug.
"What happened that we have a convention of Weasley family here tonight?" Asked laughing Remus pointing the twins and Ron.
"Hey!" Said Ron punching his former teacher in his arm.
"Fred and George, meet Padfoot and Moony." Said Harry referring to the adults.
"It's a pleasure!" Said excitedly Fred.
"You are our biggest heroes!" Said George more excited than his brother.
"Padfoot and Moony, meet the MNG: Marauders Next Generation. Me, Blaze; Ron, Griffin; Hermione, Feather; George, Ape. And for Fred we need a name for a fox, if you think in one tell it." Explained Harry to his Godfather and friend.
"Which animal is everyone?" Asked with a big evil smile Sirius.
"Hermione is a Phoenix, Ron is a Griffin, I'm a Dragon, George is a monkey and Fred is a fox. He's the only one that doesn't have nicknames." Explained Harry referring to his friend's Animagus forms.
"All of you are Animagus?" Asked surprised Remus.
"We convinced McGonagall to train us to become one." Explained Hermione.
"In difference with you, we'll be registered. She put that condition to train us." Groaned Ron.
"You ask help to the Headmistress and you expect to become an illegal one? Are you mad thinking about it?" Asked laughing Sirius.
"I guess that yes." Said Ron laughing.
"Hey Harry, is it true about your "predictions" in Divination?" Asked laughing Remus.
"Of course. We said what we saw. It wasn't our fault what was in the Crystal Balls, was it?" Asked evilly Harry.
"Of course it wasn't your fault!" Said Sirius bursting out in laughter along the others.
"Trelawney told McGonagall that she didn't want us in her class anymore. I wonder the reason: Was it because we saw things that she didn't or because she didn't want to listen death's predictions for her instead of giving them to others?" Asked Ron laughing.
"Because we are best than her, mate!" Said Harry bursting out in laughter again.
"So the past pranksters met the present and futures ones." Said an amused voice from behind.
In a blink of the eyes, Harry turned around with his wand ready to shoot anything. He put it down when he saw that it was just the Headmaster.
"Fourth time since you returned, if I'm not wrong Harry." Said smiling Dumbledore.
"Yes, I have this reaction very much since I returned." Said Harry apologizing putting his wand on his robes again.
"You never can be ready to anything, Harry. This shows that nobody will catch you by surprise." Said Remus smiling.
"I know it. One of these days, I'll shoot a hex before I see who spoke to me. Be careful!" Warned Harry. The others nodded.
"I see that you have another reason to become Animagus." Said Dumbledore to the group.
"This one is . . . a side affected." Said with an innocent smile Harry.
"Yes and I was born yesterday, Harry!" Said Sirius laughing.
"You can believe whatever you want, my dear Padfoot!" Said Harry laughing hitting his Godfather in the arm.
"So we'll have another Marauders?" Asked very amused Dumbledore.
"Let's say this Professor. When we graduate, the school will be reduced to ashes. You can't expect what will happen in our two remaining years." Said with a big and evil smile Harry.
"God protects us! If Voldemort doesn't destroy it, you will!" Said Remus with exasperation.
"I believe that it was your . . . aim, Remus. You almost did it! Do I have to remind you what happened with the dungeon five?" Asked with a smile the old wizard.
"You don't need to!" Exclaimed terrified the former Marauders.
"What happened?" Asked the young students anxiously at the same time.
"None of your business!" Yelled the adults at the same time.
"Professor Dumbledore, what happened with the dungeon five?" Asked Harry smiling evilly.
"I'm not the one to tell it. Let's say that it was like a little . . . earthquake." Said very amused the Headmaster.
"That bad??" Asked the group laughing.
"Yes." Said Dumbledore laughing too.
"It's late and the five of you have to go to your Common Room." Said Sirius shooing the students.
"You are a coward, Padfoot! Why don't you tell us?" Asked laughing Harry.
"Why don't you show me your addition first?" Asked seriously Sirius.
"Didn't you show him the Panther yet?" Asked in shock his friends.
"What Panther?" Asked Sirius and Remus at the same time.
"This one!" Said Harry defeated pulling up his sleeve to show the tattoo to his Godfather.
"When did you get it??" Asked shocked the two adults in unison.
"It happened three weeks ago after getting drunk with a friend. I woke up two days later with the tattoo and a headache of the size of Hogwarts." Groaned the Prefect.
"YOU GOT DRUNK????" Asked yelling his Godfather.
"Yes." Was Harry's only answer when he pulled down the sleeve.
"What do you Godmother thinks about it?" Asked Remus in amusement.
"She was shocked when she saw it, but she liked it." Said Harry remembering McGonagall's reaction to the tattoo.
"It's nice, isn't it?" Asked very amused Dumbledore.
"Yes it is." Answered laughing Remus.
"Get it off from your arm!!" Yelled Sirius to Harry.
"Sorry, Padfoot, but I can't do it! You can never remove it!" Said Harry laughing putting his cloak again and exiting the place with his friends.
When they reached the Common Room, they sank at the armchairs and rested a while.
"Who's your Godmother, Harry?" Asked Ron, remembering Remus' words.
"I guess I forgot to tell you about it. I knew it the first day. It's Professor McGonagall. She told me after our first class together that day." Explained Harry to his friends.
"Nice Godparents, Harry! Your Godfather is an escaped convict from the Ministry and your Godmother is your Head of House!" Said Hermione laughing.
"I'll go to sleep! See you tomorrow!" Said Harry standing to go to his room.
"Goodnights for all of you!" Said the rest of the group doing the same that Harry, and going to their Dormitories.
Harry went to bed and fell asleep in two minutes. In his face he had a big smile. His last thought before falling asleep was: "The Marauders will wreak havoc again and forever will live!"
The next morning Harry went to breakfast as if nothing had happened the last night at dinner. Many teachers sent the group, specially Harry and the twins, very angry and sterns look. The three smiled innocently at this.
"What do we have today, Ron?" Asked Harry when they were getting breakfast.
"History at the first hour . . . Potions before lunch . . . Care of Magical Creatures and Divination again." Said Ron checking his schedule.
"Harry, will you have Divination today? You said that you dropped it." Said Seamus thoughtfully after he checked his schedule too.
"I guess that I'll ask it to McGonagall." Said Harry standing and going to the High Table to talk to his Godmother.
"What do you need, Potter?" Asked McGonagall seeing him approaching to her.
"I planned to drop Divination and Professor Dumbledore told me that you would give me the schedule when the change was arranged. Today I have it, must I attend Divination or Ancient Runes?" Explained Harry to his Head of House.
McGonagall thought for a moment before she answered: "The next week you'll begin with Ancient Runes, the change wasn't arranged yet. I'm afraid that Professor Trelawney will predict your luck again." Said with a smile.
"Do you think that? I'm sure that the grim or something else will appear in her way today again." Said the Prefect with an evil smile on his lips.
McGonagall did say nothing when his Godson returned to his table to talk with his friends. The only thought that passed by her mind was: "Poor Sybil, I would love to see her face after that class!" When she turned to speak with Dumbledore, she had a little smile on her lips too.
****
History was boring as usual. Binns continued with Merlin's story and his times. Harry and Hermione were the only ones who took notes as the class before that meanwhile the rest of the class slept.
"Snape and Slytherin! God, save me!" Groaned Ron in their way to the Dungeons.
Harry didn't pay attention to his friend's complain. He needed help with something very important and the only one who could help him was his most hated Professor.
"I can't do this alone, so I'll need his help yes or yes." Thought Harry when the three friends entered in the Dungeon.
During the class and to everyone's surprise, Snape avoided Harry at all cost. Nobody knew why and less Harry, but he didn't complain. He could concentrate better in his Potion without him disturbing.
What nobody knew was that Dumbledore had talked to the Head of Slytherin after the incident between Harry and Malfoy.
"Severus, you see how he reacted with Malfoy. What do you think that would happen if the one who insults James or Lily is you? I do it and I'll tell you this, I don't like the answer! Don't say anything against his parents! I know how you hate Harry, but keep James and he separated and the feelings too! I won't tell you this again." Said in a serious tone the Headmaster.
Snape knew what Albus meant with that. The thought of what would happen to him if he insulted the Potter's family wasn't too pleasant for him. Harry was a little . . . volatile when someone insulted his parents, and Snape knew it very well. His fury wasn't something you liked to see usually.
"Don't worry Albus, nothing will happen. I promise it." Said Snape nodding.
"I hope so, Severus, I hope so." Said Dumbledore.
When the class was almost finished, Snape saw that Harry was reading a big book and decided to check which one it was. If it wasn't of Potions, he could take points from Gryffindor.
"What are you reading, Potter?" Asked with his typical sneer Snape to Harry.
"Advanced Healing Potions." Said Harry without looking up from his book.
"Are you interested in any in particular?" Asked surprised by the book Snape.
"This one. I'm seeing if it's complicated." Said Harry showing the book to the teacher.
Severus checked the page and was in shock when he saw the name of the Potion: it was the Cantirious. It was used to heal mortal illness without a cure.
"Why do you need it?" Asked Snape giving back the book to the student.
"It's for a friend of mine. He has a very serious illness and I'm checking the possibility of healing him. By what I saw it's more complicated than what I thought. Can you help me to do it?" Asked Harry to his Potion's Professor. "Who needs it and what illness does he have?" Asked Snape, surprised by the request.
"A friend and he have AIDS. Do you know what is it?" Said Harry putting back the book in his bag.
"Acquired Immune Deficiency System. A Muggle illness if I'm not wrong." Said Snape thinking what the student said.
"Yes it is. Can you help me or not?" Asked Harry looking straight to his teacher's eyes.
"No problem, but you'll do it under my care after class never on it, understood?" Said Snape after thinking a few minutes in the request.
"No problem and thanks." Said Harry before he began to clean his table.
Everybody at the class was shocked, inclusive the Slytherins. The persons who most hated each other were going to work together in something! Many ones thought that it would be impossible and others thought that they would be dead before they finished it.
"I can't believe, man! You asked help to Snape??" Asked Ron in shock when they were going to lunch.
"I need help on this Ron. If it means that I have to ask it to Snape, I will. This is very important to me." Said Harry seriously to his friend when they sat at the Gryffindor Table to lunch.
"Who needs it, Harry?" Asked Hermione with curiosity, meanwhile she served food on his plate.
"A friend." Was his reply.
Many at Gryffindor were shocked by the news but Harry told them to stop complaining and doing any bad comments about it.
"If I hear any of you complaining again or saying that I'm crazy by it, I'll take points from my own house." Said Harry showing his Prefect badge, tired of it. When he finished, he exited the Hall in direction to Hagrid's hut.
"Why is he so angry?" Asked Fred shocked by his friend's reaction.
"Fred, everybody has been saying that he's mad for doing it. It tires at a point. If he asked help to Snape, he should have had very good reasons to it, I'm sure of it's something really important." Said Alicia, understanding what was happening by his teammate's head.
"It is, Alicia. By what I heard, his friend's illness is AIDS." Explained Hermione seriously.
"Man. It's important then." Said thoughtfully Angelina listening her friend's words.
"What is AIDS?" Asked confused the Weasley twins.
"It's a Muggle illness. There isn't a cure for it, guys. It kills many people by year. It's very serious." Said Hermione seriously to her friends.
"Harry knows what he does. I trust him. He had a very good reason to do it. Ok. It's crazy, but he had reasons to it. It's all what I need." Said Alicia standing and exiting the Hall too.
The rest of the table looked surprised by their reactions and chats. The group decided to stand and go to classes too. They couldn't stand the looks anymore.
****
Harry went to Hagrid's hut and began to play a little with Moony. He needed comfort and the animal was good at it.
"At least he doesn't complain about everything what I do or I don't." Thought Harry petting the Heat Wolf's head.
"A Sickle by your thoughts." Said someone from behind.
In a blink of eyes Harry turned around with his wand ready to anything. He calmed down when he saw that it was only his Godmother.
"Sorry. Lately I have this reaction very much." Said Harry apologizing putting his wand on his robes again.
"No need to be sorry. What happened to you? I saw your reaction a while ago at the table." Asked McGonagall worriedly sitting next to him.
"I asked help to Snape and everybody thinks that I'm crazy by doing it. They don't understand that I need help with something. They only see the action, not the reasons behind it." Complained Harry about his house mates reactions.
"You must admit that it's something surprising. After all you two hated each other since you came to this school." Said with a smile the Head of Gryffindor.
"I know, but if I didn't need help I wouldn't have asked it in first place." Said Harry looking Moony and Marauder playing.
"I never thought I would see a wolf and a cat playing together." Said surprised Minerva. "If their master is anything but normal, why they should be it?" Asked Harry laughing.
Before Minerva could respond to this, Professor Grubbly Planks appeared near them.
"I see that the two friends are playing again." Said with a smile to Harry.
"At least the don't have so many problems as me." Said distantly Harry watching them playing.
The Professor shot a questioning look to McGonagall. The Head of Gryffindor returned it saying "Don't ask."
"I have classes to give. I'll see you later Harry." Said McGonagall standing and returning to the castle after a few minutes.
"See you later, Professor." Was the Prefect's reply.
In that moment the rest of the class appeared and Grubbly Planks started her class. They still were with the Heat Wolves, and they continued to feed and take care of them.
When it finished, Harry and Ron, along the other fifth year students from Gryffindor, except Hermione, went to the North Tower for Divination.
"We'll continue with the Crystal Balls." Groaned Ron when he and Harry sat down in a table together.
"Better. Now I can . . . predict many other things, Ron." Said Harry with an evil smile on his lips.
"What omen will you see today, oh great Seer?" Asked jokingly the redhead, bowing his head.
"Let me think . . . Decapitation . . . not too bad . . . Drowning . . . maybe . . . Suicide. I like that one. Do you, Ron?" Asked with a little evil smile Harry.
"I love the idea of being hit by a meteorite and being left as a pancake." Said Ron, with another smile like Harry's.
"I agree with that one for Trelawney. I was thinking in Parvati and Lavender for mine, my dear redhead Seer." Said Harry smiling more evilly than ever.
Ron had to fight the urge to laugh, because in that moment Trelawney appeared in the Classroom.
"Today we'll continue with the Crystal Balls, my dears." Said Trelawney sitting on her usual place.
"Have you ever seen something apart of mist on them, Ron?" Asked Harry after 20 minutes of class.
"Never, mate." Was Ron's reply.
"My dear mate and friend, it's time to the second act of this fake." Said Harry with a big and evil smile.
"AHHH! TRAGEDY!!" Cried Ron, beginning the act.
"True or another act like last time?" Asked Dean, who was with Seamus sat near them, in a whisper to Harry.
"What do you think?" Answered Harry smiling evilly to his house mate.
"This'll be great!" Was his answer, before Trelawney went to them alerted by the screams.
"What happened, dear? Did you see something?" Asked the Professor, meanwhile Harry "watched" the ball in concentration too.
"Death, Professor! It was you and was . . . " Began Ron but Harry cut him off.
"TRAGEDY!!!" He yelled.
"What happened?" Asked worriedly Trelawney, shaking and pale.
"Two dead persons of this class, Professor." Answered Harry with fake sobs.
"Who died and how, My dears?" Asked terrified Trelawney.
"Professor, I saw your death by being hit by a meteorite and you were left as a pancake." Said Ron with very fake tears.
"And you, my dear?" Asked Trelawney really shaking by the news.
"Parvati and Lavender killing themselves." Said Harry, with fakes tears.
"AHHHH!" Yelled Parvati before fading away.
"I-I-I ki-killed my-myself?" Asked shocked Lavender. "Yes, you threw yourself from the Astronomy Tower with Parvati." Said Harry faking.
"Please, all of you leave the Classroom, meanwhile I check the omen by myself." Said Trelawney to the boys shacking form head to toe.
The five boys exited the Classroom and when they were at the bottom of the stairs, they burst out in laughter once again.
"It was the FUNNIEST thing I've seen in Divination!" Exclaimed Neville still laughing.
"Thanks, people, thanks!" Said Harry and Ron bowing to his house mates. This provoked the laughter again.
"I guess I'll drop this too! It's a fake, man!" Said Neville when they finished laughing.
"Yeah! They make an act and Trelawney bought it without any thinking!" Nodded Dean.
"McGonagall will suffer a heart attack when she knows that five students drop the same subject together at the same time!" Said Seamus laughing.
"We should have predicted it too, Harry!" Said Ron laughing.
"Opps, I forgot it!" Said innocently Harry. The five burst out in laughter again, before going to the Gryffindor Tower.
****
"I want to speak with you 2 NOW!" Said sternly McGonagall to Harry and Ron at the dinner that night.
"Yes, Professor?" Asked the two boys innocently at the same time.
"Come with me to my office, RIGHT NOW!" Said their Head of House storming out of the Hall.
The boys looked at each other, shrugged and stood up to follow the Professor to her office.
"What did you think that you were doing today at Divination?" Asked angrily the Professor when the boys sat down.
"Watching the Crystal Ball, Professor!" Said the two Prefects with innocent smiles at the same time.
"And giving almost a heart attack with that to the Professor Trelawney and Miss Patil and Miss Brown!" Shouted angrily the Deputy Headmistress.
"Professor, we said what we saw! It was in the Crystal Ball! It's not our fault what was there." Said Harry in defensive way.
"Professor Trelawney told me that she doesn't want you two in her class anymore! Decide what subject you will choose to take from now on." Said a little calmed the Transfiguration's teacher.
"Curious, the five boys decided to drop it together." Said Ron smiling.
"Maybe Trelawney saw it at the Balls, Ron." Said Harry smiling too.
"WHAT??? THE 5 WILL DROP IT???" Asked in shock McGonagall.
"Yes, Professor Madame!" Shouted the boys with a military salute to their Head of House.
"GET OUT OF MY OFFICE BOTH OF YOU, RIGHT NOW!" Yelled McGonagall to the students pointing the door.
"Yes, Professor Madame!" Shouted again Ron and Harry repeating the salute before exiting the Office.
"Seamus was right, mate! McGonagall almost suffered a heart attack with that." Exclaimed Ron laughing when they were returning to the Great Hall.
"Yes, but McGonagall so angry like that it's something I don't want to see again in my life, man! It was scary!" Said Harry when they sat at the Gryffindor table.
"What did she say?" Asked Dean, Seamus and Neville at the same time, when they began to eat.
"That the predictions almost provoked our teacher and fellow students a heart attack!" Said Ron laughing.
"And she almost suffered one when we told her that the five of us would drop it at the same time!" Said Harry laughing too.
"She was a little angry, wasn't she?" Asked laughing Dean.
"A little? You wouldn't like to see her like that never in your life, mate!" Exclaimed Harry.
"It was scary. We tell you." Nodded seriously Ron.
"What new predictions you made this time?" Asked curious Fred. "Trelawney being hit by a meteorite and left as a pancake and Lavender and Parvati throwing themselves from the Astronomy Tower." Said solemnly Harry.
"It was in the Crystal Balls, so it's true!" Said in the same tone Ron.
The group burst out in laughter again with his words. They couldn't resist it.
"You are crazy. You know that?" Said Angelina when they stopped laughing.
"Us? Crazy? Not at all!" Exclaimed the two boys with evil smiles.
When they finished the dinner, the group returned to the Gryffindor Tower. Harry decided to propose to the twins and Ron and Hermione become the new generation of Marauders.
"I need to speak with the four of you." Said seriously to his friends.
"What's up, Harry?" Asked Fred when the five were seated far from everybody.
"My dear friends and clowns, I have a little proposition for you." Said Harry smiling evilly.
"Which one?" Asked the group anxious at the same time.
"The five of us will put in action the operation MNG: Marauders Next Generation." Said Harry with a big and evil smile.
"I'm in!" Yelled Ron and Hermione at the same time with smiles like Harry's.
"I don't know, man! The marauders were Prongs and the others, not us!" Complained Fred.
"So?" Asked the trio at the same time.
"We should know what they think about it!" Said Fred.
"And we don't even know who they are!" Added George.
"That is the only matter for this?" Asked Ron in confusion.
"If it is, we can ask Moony and Padfoot about it. I'm sure that they won't complain." Said Harry, as if it wasn't a problem at all for doing that.
"You know Moony and Padfoot???" Asked in shock the twins in unison.
"We know the four Marauders!" Said the trio at the same time.
"ARE YOU KIDDING???" Asked the twins almost yelling.
"Keep your voice down!" Said loudly Hermione.
"We'll tell the story, but you must promise that nothing of what you hear, will be told to anyone! The three of us would have MANY problems if you do that!" Said very seriously Harry.
"We won't say anything!" said seriously and solemnly Fred and George at the same time.
"Ok. Many years ago, there were four friends who loved to play pranks. One of them was a werewolf and the other three became illegal Animagus to stay with him when there was full moon." Began Harry.
"Those friends were the Marauders." Said Ron.
"The werewolf was Moony, right?" Asked Fred understanding what they were saying.
"Exactly. Prongs was a stag. Padfoot was a dog and Wormtail a rat." Explained Hermione.
"Who were they?" Asked anxiously the twins.
"Moony is Professor Remus Lupin, Padfoot is Sirius Black, Wormtail is Peter Pettigrew and Prongs . . . " Began Ron but shut up at Harry's Father.
"Who was Prongs?" Asked Fred anxiously.
"Prongs was my father, James Potter." Said in a serious tone of voice Harry.
"Sorry about that, mate." Said Fred, understanding why his brother had stopped in Prongs and the tone of Harry's voice.
"It's ok, Fred." Said Harry. "So, we had a Marauder as a teacher? One of them is a murder convict and the others two are dead?" Asked George after listening carefully their story.
"Yes, but Pettigrew is alive and now works for You-Know-Who. Sirius is escaping from the Ministry, although he's innocent." Said Ron to his brothers.
"How do you know it all?" Asked in disbelief Fred.
"Do you remember the night that Sirius escaped from the school two years ago?" Asked with a little evil smile Harry.
"You helped him to escape, didn't you?" Asked George in surprise.
"Of course! After all, he's my Godfather! I couldn't let Fudge to give him the Kiss of the Dementors!" Said seriously Harry.
"You are the son and Godson of two Marauders!!!" Said in shock the twins.
"Why do you think that my Patronus has that form, mate?" Asked laughing Harry.
"They are the Animagus form of Moony, Padfoot and Prongs!" Explained Hermione, when the twins looked confused to Harry.
"Wow!" Was the only thing that they could say.
"Listen very well you two: if someone knows that I helped to escape to Sirius or that I have had contact with him, the Ministry will want my head!" Said very seriously Harry.
"So we ask you to keep your mouth shut in this!" Added Ron with the same tone of voice of Harry.
"We swear that we won't tell anyone about this!" Said seriously Fred and George at the same time.
"So, dear clowns are you in?" Asked Harry with a big and evil smile.
"If Moony and Padfoot say yes, we are in." Conditioned Fred.
"Then the next Wednesday we'll know their answer." Said Harry with a smile.
"UH?" Asked the four in confusion.
"Both of them will be in the castle since that day. They'll be at the corridor that was forbidden in our first year." Explained Harry to his friends.
"I can't wait till Wednesday to meet them!" Said at unison the twins, before all of them went to their bedrooms to sleep.
****
The Saturday morning, Harry decided to get a little of fun himself and took his Firebolt and went alone to the pitch. He wanted just to fly a while without any disturbance.
After two hours, when he flew and made a few seekers' movements he flew down to the grass and laid up there watching the sky.
"Nice view, eh?" Asked a girl's voice from behind.
By third time in four days, Harry turned around in a blink of the eyes with his wand ready to anything if he needed it. He tensed a little more when he saw that the girl was Cho Chang, Cedric's girlfriend and his old crush.
"A little jumpy today, aren't we?" Asked smiling the Ravenclaw girl.
"I have reaction very much lately. This is the third time this week that I do it." Said Harry putting his wand in his robes again.
"How are you, Harry?" Asked the girl sitting next to him.
"Fine. Can't complain really. And you, Cho?" Asked the Gryffindor looking to the sky.
"Trying to deal with everything. Everybody looks at me as if I'm going to do something hard at any moment. I hate it." Said with a groan Cho.
"I know that feeling, believe that I do." Said Harry groaning too.
"What are you doing here?" Asked Cho trying to change of subject.
"Needed to fly and forget about everything and everybody for a while. Flying is the only moment of peace that I found always. It just . . . makes my mind free." Explained Harry pointing the Firebolt that was near to them.
"I know that feeling. I always do it too. It's the sky, the broom and you. Nothing or anybody else, just you." Said Cho understanding Harry's words.
"That's the same feeling I have." Said Harry smiling. "Can I try it?" Asked shyly Cho pointing his broom.
"Sure. Don't damage it please. It's a treasure for me!" Said Harry laughing.
Cho took the Firebolt and kicked the grass and flew up. Harry saw her with a smile. She was like a little kid with a new gift.
"It was great! I've never felt something like that!" Said Cho with a big smile when she landed again.
"I think it too! It's something that you'll love it!" Said Harry laughing.
"Thanks!" Said the girl giving back the broom to the owner.
"You are welcome! I'm returning to the school before someone decides to look for us!" Said Harry laughing beginning to walk toward the castle.
"Too late, Harry! They are doing that now!" Laughed Cho watching to their left.
Near them, there was a group of girls looking to them with curiosity and jealousy.
"Let's make them talk for a while!" Said Harry with a big evil smile.
"How?" Asked curious Cho, noticing the smile.
"Like this!" Said Harry and kissed her passionately in her lips for two minutes.
"Wow. I loved that!" Said Cho jokingly when they separated.
"It'll make them gossip for the whole week!" Laughed Harry walking back to the Entrance Doors.
"We should make them gossip more usually!" Said laughing Cho too.
"Whenever you want, but I'll advise you that you aren't the girl whom I love." Said Harry smiling.
"Neither you are the boy whom I love, my dear Seeker." Said Cho with a smile.
"See you later, Cho. I want to listen the gossips that will be spread by the people who saw us! I'm sure that Parvati and Lavender will have a field day with this!" Said Harry bursting out in laughter.
"I don't want to think what the girls from my house will tell about it!" Said Cho bursting out in laughter too.
"I thought that the Ravenclaw girls were only interested in the study not in the gossips." Said Harry jokingly.
"Man, at Ravenclaw we don't live only by the marks! If there wouldn't be gossips, we would be bored all day!" Said Cho jokingly too.
"I don't want to think about it!" Said groaning Harry.
"Believe me when I say that you don't! You can't imagine the gossip that is every day at my house! That this one loves that one. That this couple broke because he was in love with other girl. Sometimes it's a nightmare. I'll tell you!" Said with a groan Cho.
"I'll go to the Tower. Tell me later about the gossips later, ok?" Said Harry near the stairs that drove to the Gryffindor Tower.
"You'll have to tell me about the ones in your tower!" Said Cho laughing when the separated their ways.
When Harry entered at the Common Room, every girl turned to see him. All of them had a look of jealousy. The only ones who didn't have it, were his Teammates and Hermione and Ginny.
"What happened with Cho?" Asked interested Alicia when he sat down in an armchair.
"We did that to make the people talk and gossip all the week! We were just kidding!" Said Harry laughing.
"You can't imagine how well it worked! Lavender and Parvati are saying that you two are a couple!" Said in laughter Ginny.
"I don't want to imagine the gossips in Ravenclaw!" Said Harry bursting out in laughter along the five girls.
"So it was fake?" Asked curious Katie when the laugh stopped.
"I never imagined that the Head Girl would be interested in gossips, my dear Katie!" Said Harry laughing.
"I don't live only of Studies, my dear Harry!" Said Katie laughing too.
"It was fake. We wanted to get a little of fun. Besides I love other girl." Said Harry smiling.
"Who?" Asked the 5 at the same time.
"That's for me to know and you to find out, my dear girls!" Said Harry laughing.
The five girls knew that when Harry said that, they would never get it from him, so they decided to drop the subject and change it.
****
On Monday the gossips were huge and neither Harry nor Cho paid any attention to them. They continued their life as if nothing had happened. They knew that soon they would forget about it.
That morning on Breakfast, Harry received his schedule of classes. That day he had Herbology, Potions, Transfiguration and History of the Magic.
"Nice day of classes today, mate! Plants, cauldrons, change of things and death all in one day!" Said with a groan Ron.
Harry didn't say anything. Today was the day that he would show one of his Animagus forms in Transfiguration Class. He hadn't decided which one he would yet.
Herbology was a little boring. In Potions they went on with the one that they were doing the last class, anything new.
"Potter, I need a word with you!" Called Snape when everybody was exiting the Dungeons to go to lunch.
"Yes, Professor?" Asked Harry going to his teacher's desk.
"It's about your request. When do you need it finished? It takes a long time to have it done and I wish to know it." Explained the Head of Slytherin to the Prefect.
"Christmas holidays. It will be my gift to him. When do you think that we could start with it?" Asked Harry after thinking a few moments.
"This Friday after dinner. We'll work on it every Friday at that time." Said Snape thinking.
"Ok, Professor." Said Harry going out of the Dungeons to the Hall for lunch as his friends.
During the lunch, Harry heard to Lavender and Parvati whispers and giggles meanwhile they were seeing him and Cho. He decided to ignore all this and continued his lunch as if nothing was happening.
"Are you and Cho really a couple, Harry?" Asked giggling Lavender.
"Were the omens of the last class of Divination rights on your case, Lavender?" Returned the Prefect with a smile.
Lavender and Parvati paled instantly and they shut up for the rest of the lunch.
"Thank God they shut up at all after that! It was unbearable!" Exclaimed Hermione with exasperation when the three friends were going to Transfiguration's classroom.
"You are right!" Said at the same time Harry and Ron, when they sat at their seats.
A few minutes later, came in McGonagall and began the class. They were studying about how to become an Animagus and they began to transform parts of their bodies in parts of Animals like hands in claws.
"When will you show it?" Asked in a whisper McGonagall to her Godson at the middle of the class.
Harry didn't answer. Instead of it he stood up and his body began to change and transform himself in his Animagus form.
Everyone, McGonagall included, stared at him expecting what would happen.
When he finished it, everybody was in awe and shock. Where at the beginning was Harry, now there was a big and gold dragon. In his back was the famous scar in a lightning bolt shape.
After two minutes, Harry returned to his normal self, collapsing in the chair completely tired by the effort he had done. He began to take deep breaths and recovered slowly his normal breath and heart beatings.
"What do you think about it?" Asked smiling the Prefect to his Godmother.
"Perfect, 50 points to Gryffindor." Said McGonagall smiling broadly, when she recovered from the shock.
"Summer's training?" Asked Ron in a whisper when McGonagall returned to her seat.
"Yes." Said Harry flatly, still tired by what had happened.
During the rest of the class, Harry sat quiet watching his friends' efforts to do it. He didn't need it, after all he was an Animagus, and a very good one. "It tired me most of what I had thought!" Exclaimed Harry when the three friends exited the Classroom to go to History.
"It was really shocking, man!" said Ron impressed by what had happened.
"Yes, magical creatures are the hardest to transform!" Said Hermione in the same state of shock of his redhead's friend.
"You can bet it, Hermione!" Said Harry when they reached to the Classroom.
History was as boring as usual. Binns went on with Merlin. As had happened at the last classes, Harry and Hermione were the only ones awoke and taking notes. The rest was sleeping.
After that they began to walk to the Hall to dinner, when Harry crashed against someone, making to fall both of them.
"Sorry, I didn't see you." Apologized for Harry standing and helping the other one to do the same.
"No problem, man. I was a little distracted." Said the boy when he stood up.
"Jimmy?" Asked Harry in surprise.
"Hey, Harry! Nice to see you!" Said happily the boy.
"Which house are you in?" Asked Harry smiling.
"Gryffindor like you!" Said with a big smile the first year.
"You mean that passed a week and I haven't seen you??" Asked in shock the Prefect.
"I guess so." Said laughing the boy.
"Do you know each other?" Asked at the same time Hermione and Ron.
"Guys, this is Jimmy. I've met him this summer at a business' dinner of my Uncle." Said Harry with a groan, before adding: "Jimmy, these are Hermione Granger and Ron Weasley, my two best friends." Said Harry with a smile.
"Nice to meet you." Said the three in unison.
"Where are you going to?" Asked Harry when they began their way to the Hall.
"Great Hall. I'm still a little lost. You were right when you said that this place was huge!" Said Jimmy laughing.
"It took us four days to find the way to breakfast without losing in our first week here!" Said Harry laughingly.
"I have a few problems, but I'm finding my way." Assured Jimmy when they reached the Hall.
"See you later, mate. I have to talk with someone." Said Harry when the group sat down in their usual places.
"See you, Harry." Said the young student sitting with his friends.
"When did you meet him, Harry?" Asked Hermione when they began to eat.
"This summer my Uncle had a business dinner and he was there. We talked about everything, and my family didn't even notice it." Said Harry half smiling, half groaning.
"Hey, Blaze!" Said laughing Fred sitting next to them.
"I like that name to my Marauder's nickname! Thanks Fred!" Said Harry with an evil smile in his lips.
"You are welcome, pal!" Said laughing the twin.
"You are right. We didn't think in our nicknames!" Said George joining the chat.
"For that before you need to be an Animagus, my dear friends. And I won't teach you!" Said seriously Harry.
"We can ask McGonagall or Si-" Began Fred but he was elbowed by Harry.
"I'm sure that Snuffles won't help us. We have to do it legally, ok?" Said Harry sending Fred a stern looks.
"Ok." Said the other four at the same time.
"Who's Snuffles?" Asked confused Fred in a whisper to Ron and Hermione.
"That's how we call among us to the person you were talking about. In that way we don't say his name and everybody knows it." Explained Ron to his brothers.
"Got it!" Said the twins together.
"What are the five of you talking about this time?" Asked concerned and stern their Head of House.
"About something that we are sure that you, my dear Professor McGonagall, could help us without any problems. After all you can do it perfectly." Said with a charming and innocent voice George.
"What is it this time?" Asked with not very convinced tone of voice the teacher to the group.
"This." Said Ron giving her a piece of parchment with something written in it.
McGonagall took the piece and read what said in it: "We want to become Animagus." It had the names of Fred, George, Hermione Ron and Harry too.
"Come the five of you to see me in my office after dinner and we'll talk about it." Said McGonagall to the group of friends after a few minutes thinking about it, before returning to the High Table.
"We'll be there." Said the five at the same time, before returning to their dinner.
By the corner of his eye, Harry saw to his Godmother talking in whispers to Dumbledore. The Headmaster looked a little surprised by what she was saying, but his eyes were twinkling brightly and looked to the group with a big smile.
After dinner the group went to their Head of House's Office with hopes of getting the approval to do this. They suspected that McGonagall wasn't very convinced about it.
When they entered, they saw that McGonagall wasn't alone. Dumbledore was with her, obviously waiting to the group.
"Good nights to all of you. Professor McGonagall told me about your request and before we give you an answer, both of us want to know your reasons for it." Said seriously the Headmaster to the group, when the sat in the chairs that appeared in the room.
"Ron and I know that being friend with Harry is very dangerous, and maybe You-Know-Who could use us against him. With this, we could have another defense against that." Explained Hermione in a very serious tone of voice.
"And besides we could learn a lot with that." Added Ron in the same tone that his friend.
"And you two?" Asked Dumbledore to the twins, nodding to the Prefects.
"Like Hermione said, if we have a very dangerous situation, with this we could escape or exit from it without any danger." Said Fred, meanwhile his brother nodded at his side.
"Ok. You have the permission. Minerva?" Said Dumbledore to the Deputy Headmistress.
"I'll leave this very clearly: I'll never ever train illegal Animagus. This means that you'll be registered. You can wait till you graduate or you can do it at the end of the year." Said McGonagall to Ron and Hermione, before adding to the Twins: "Fred, George, your registration will be in your NEWTS, is that understood?" Explained McGonagall in a very serious tone to the four.
"Yes, Professor." Said the friends together.
"Before we make the schedule of training, Professor Dumbledore will make a charm on you to know your form. Albus?" Explained McGonagall to the students before talking to the Headmaster.
"Miss Granger, if you wish to start?" Said Dumbledore pointing his wand to Hermione.
"I'm ready." Said the girl standing up.
"Anima Bestiarus!" Said Dumbledore.
From the wand exited a blue light that covered Hermione. Her shadow transformed itself into a Phoenix.
"A nice creature, Miss Granger." Said McGonagall writing her form in a parchment.
"Thanks, Professor." Said Hermione smiling broadly when she sat down.
The same process was made on Ron and the twins: Ron's form was a Griffin, Fred's was a fox and George's was a monkey.
"Nice type of creatures you have. Strange ones, but they go with you I must say." Said Dumbledore smiling when he finished with George.
"Thanks, Professor." Said the four together.
"Now we'll discuss the schedule of your training. Like three of you have Quidditch Practices, I'll wait to have the schedule of them to prepare them for this training. Mr. Potter when you have decided them, let me know it please." Explained McGonagall to the group.
"A question, Professor: When will be the tryouts?" Asked Harry with curiosity and anxiousness.
"Next Saturday after breakfast. The pitch will be for Gryffindor all day." Said McGonagall dismissing the group.
"Now we'll have to think about our nicknames, man!" Said Fred in their way to the Gryffindor Tower.
"I thought Ron' and Hermione's." Said Harry after thinking a few minutes.
"Which ones?" Asked the two Prefects anxiously.
"For Hermione the name is Feather, and for Ron will be Griffin." Said smiling Harry.
"Very creative ones, but I like it!" Said Ron laughing when they reached to the portrait of the Tower.
"Phoenix Song." Said Fred and they entered in the Common room that was empty at that moment.
"I agree with Ron. I love it too." Said Hermione when the five sat down at the armchairs.
"I have the one for George: Ape!" Said Ron with a smile.
"I'll take it!" Said the twin smiling happily.
"And for me?" Asked Fred anxiously.
"Maybe Moony and Padfoot will know one for a fox, Fred, because I don't think of any now. Goodnights all of you, I'll go to sleep now!" Said Harry going to the Fifth years boys' bedroom.
"Goodnights!" Said all at the same time, meanwhile they followed Harry's example and went to their respective rooms to sleep.
"Operation Marauders Next Generation in on march!" Thought Harry with a big smile before he fell asleep.
****
On the Tuesday, nothing interesting happened to the group. The twins and the trio were waiting for the Wednesday to meet the two former Marauders. Although Harry was anxious to see his Godfather again.
The Wednesday's morning, Hedwig flew to Harry with a noted tied to her leg. After Harry untied it and gave her a piece of bacon, the owl returned to the owlery to sleep.
Harry opened the letter and read it to his friends in whispers:
"We'll be at the school tonight after dinner. Came with the cloak.
Snuffles."
"What cloak?" Asked the twins confused at the same time.
"You'll know it tonight." Was Harry's only answer.
The group went to class, but they were waiting anxiously the meeting. The twins wanted to meet their heroes and the three friends wanted to see Snuffles and Lupin once again.
After dinner they went to the Common Room and took Harry's Invisibly Cloak to wear them in the way to the Corridor.
"When did you get this, Harry? Asked Fred shocked by the cloak.
"Dumbledore gave it to me in my first year here. It was my Father's." Explained Harry when they began to walk, under the cloak, to their destination.
When they reached there, they knocked the door and waited till it opened, to show Remus Lupin.
"Is it you, Harry?" Asked the former DADA teacher.
"Yes. Can we come in?" Said Harry taking off the cloak to show the group.
"Of course you can!" Said laughing Remus.
"Sirius!" Cried Harry hugging his Godfather.
"Hey kiddo! Nice to see you too!" Said the convict returning the hug.
"What happened that we have a convention of Weasley family here tonight?" Asked laughing Remus pointing the twins and Ron.
"Hey!" Said Ron punching his former teacher in his arm.
"Fred and George, meet Padfoot and Moony." Said Harry referring to the adults.
"It's a pleasure!" Said excitedly Fred.
"You are our biggest heroes!" Said George more excited than his brother.
"Padfoot and Moony, meet the MNG: Marauders Next Generation. Me, Blaze; Ron, Griffin; Hermione, Feather; George, Ape. And for Fred we need a name for a fox, if you think in one tell it." Explained Harry to his Godfather and friend.
"Which animal is everyone?" Asked with a big evil smile Sirius.
"Hermione is a Phoenix, Ron is a Griffin, I'm a Dragon, George is a monkey and Fred is a fox. He's the only one that doesn't have nicknames." Explained Harry referring to his friend's Animagus forms.
"All of you are Animagus?" Asked surprised Remus.
"We convinced McGonagall to train us to become one." Explained Hermione.
"In difference with you, we'll be registered. She put that condition to train us." Groaned Ron.
"You ask help to the Headmistress and you expect to become an illegal one? Are you mad thinking about it?" Asked laughing Sirius.
"I guess that yes." Said Ron laughing.
"Hey Harry, is it true about your "predictions" in Divination?" Asked laughing Remus.
"Of course. We said what we saw. It wasn't our fault what was in the Crystal Balls, was it?" Asked evilly Harry.
"Of course it wasn't your fault!" Said Sirius bursting out in laughter along the others.
"Trelawney told McGonagall that she didn't want us in her class anymore. I wonder the reason: Was it because we saw things that she didn't or because she didn't want to listen death's predictions for her instead of giving them to others?" Asked Ron laughing.
"Because we are best than her, mate!" Said Harry bursting out in laughter again.
"So the past pranksters met the present and futures ones." Said an amused voice from behind.
In a blink of the eyes, Harry turned around with his wand ready to shoot anything. He put it down when he saw that it was just the Headmaster.
"Fourth time since you returned, if I'm not wrong Harry." Said smiling Dumbledore.
"Yes, I have this reaction very much since I returned." Said Harry apologizing putting his wand on his robes again.
"You never can be ready to anything, Harry. This shows that nobody will catch you by surprise." Said Remus smiling.
"I know it. One of these days, I'll shoot a hex before I see who spoke to me. Be careful!" Warned Harry. The others nodded.
"I see that you have another reason to become Animagus." Said Dumbledore to the group.
"This one is . . . a side affected." Said with an innocent smile Harry.
"Yes and I was born yesterday, Harry!" Said Sirius laughing.
"You can believe whatever you want, my dear Padfoot!" Said Harry laughing hitting his Godfather in the arm.
"So we'll have another Marauders?" Asked very amused Dumbledore.
"Let's say this Professor. When we graduate, the school will be reduced to ashes. You can't expect what will happen in our two remaining years." Said with a big and evil smile Harry.
"God protects us! If Voldemort doesn't destroy it, you will!" Said Remus with exasperation.
"I believe that it was your . . . aim, Remus. You almost did it! Do I have to remind you what happened with the dungeon five?" Asked with a smile the old wizard.
"You don't need to!" Exclaimed terrified the former Marauders.
"What happened?" Asked the young students anxiously at the same time.
"None of your business!" Yelled the adults at the same time.
"Professor Dumbledore, what happened with the dungeon five?" Asked Harry smiling evilly.
"I'm not the one to tell it. Let's say that it was like a little . . . earthquake." Said very amused the Headmaster.
"That bad??" Asked the group laughing.
"Yes." Said Dumbledore laughing too.
"It's late and the five of you have to go to your Common Room." Said Sirius shooing the students.
"You are a coward, Padfoot! Why don't you tell us?" Asked laughing Harry.
"Why don't you show me your addition first?" Asked seriously Sirius.
"Didn't you show him the Panther yet?" Asked in shock his friends.
"What Panther?" Asked Sirius and Remus at the same time.
"This one!" Said Harry defeated pulling up his sleeve to show the tattoo to his Godfather.
"When did you get it??" Asked shocked the two adults in unison.
"It happened three weeks ago after getting drunk with a friend. I woke up two days later with the tattoo and a headache of the size of Hogwarts." Groaned the Prefect.
"YOU GOT DRUNK????" Asked yelling his Godfather.
"Yes." Was Harry's only answer when he pulled down the sleeve.
"What do you Godmother thinks about it?" Asked Remus in amusement.
"She was shocked when she saw it, but she liked it." Said Harry remembering McGonagall's reaction to the tattoo.
"It's nice, isn't it?" Asked very amused Dumbledore.
"Yes it is." Answered laughing Remus.
"Get it off from your arm!!" Yelled Sirius to Harry.
"Sorry, Padfoot, but I can't do it! You can never remove it!" Said Harry laughing putting his cloak again and exiting the place with his friends.
When they reached the Common Room, they sank at the armchairs and rested a while.
"Who's your Godmother, Harry?" Asked Ron, remembering Remus' words.
"I guess I forgot to tell you about it. I knew it the first day. It's Professor McGonagall. She told me after our first class together that day." Explained Harry to his friends.
"Nice Godparents, Harry! Your Godfather is an escaped convict from the Ministry and your Godmother is your Head of House!" Said Hermione laughing.
"I'll go to sleep! See you tomorrow!" Said Harry standing to go to his room.
"Goodnights for all of you!" Said the rest of the group doing the same that Harry, and going to their Dormitories.
Harry went to bed and fell asleep in two minutes. In his face he had a big smile. His last thought before falling asleep was: "The Marauders will wreak havoc again and forever will live!"