The next week was the beginning of school. Everyone was moaning as they realized that they hadn't done their essays for Potions or they thought that they were struggling in Charms. Jay and Emily were getting increasingly excited because they couldn't wait to start pranking in the classes. Harry, on the other hand, wasn't bothered. He'd finished his Potions essay the night before, but thinking about it, there was no point in really doing them because he normally got detentions and low grades from anything he did in Potions anyway. Ron and Hermione were worried about Harry; he hadn't really talked to anyone since the Christmas Ball and they thought they should talk to everyone else about it.

"I'm really worried about him. He just won't *talk*!" Hermione cried.

"Maybe if we suggested a game of Quidditch to him? He always perks up at that" Ron suggested.

"Yeah, I guess it might work, but still . . ." she looked around uneasily at everyone else.

"Or-" Ron said with a grin "Just let him spend an hour with the Marauders, they'll most definitely cheer him up" Hermione still looked doubtful.

"Unless you can come up with something better?" Ron said, looking irritated. Hermione glared at him.

"I didn't say anything!"

"You didn't need to. Your face says it all"

"Ron!"

"What? It's true!" Hermione sighed deeply.

"I just want Harry back. Sirius, any ideas?" Sirius looked startled at being asked on his opinion.

"Well" he said, leaning back on the chair and putting his hands behind his head "You guys know Harry better than anyone else, to be perfectly honest, but I think if we were allowed to go down to Hogsmeade, I reckon we could cheer him up" he said with a grin. Hermione rolled her eyes.

"I think" Emily said quietly "that he just needs to get over Cho. Just let him be, he'll come round soon"

=========== ==================== ============== Harry awoke to the first school morning, feeling groggy. He fumbled for his glasses and stumbled about in the pitch black to get to his trunk. On opening his trunk, he delved into it to get his school robes. Smiling as he remembered that his first lesson was Defense against the Dark Arts, he hurriedly got ready to begin the day.

On walking downstairs, he was shocked to see Cherry, Hermione and Emily doing aerobics. At the moment, they were doing sit-ups. Hermione and Emily both looked as if they were fast asleep, while Cherry was yelling at them.

"And up and down and UP! I SAID UP! UP! HERMIONE!" Cherry shouted.

"Huh? Wha-?" Hermione said, coming out of her day-dream "Sorry, did you say something?" Cherry growled, while doing jumping jacks to the song "I will survive"

"Emily! Hermione! Start doing the jumping jacks! If you two don't do this now, I will prank you for the rest of the week and Emily knows what my pranks are like!" Emily's eyes widened as she turned to Hermione.

"JUMP MIONE! JUMP!" she screamed and with that, they both started doing the jumping jacks really fast. Harry sniggered, when Hermione gripped at her stomach, claiming that she had a stitch.

"Hermione! That is one thing that is gonna get you killed one of these days! You're so unfit!" Cherry screeched "What if you were running against a Death Eater and you couldn't run because you had a stitch!" Hermione whimpered under Cherry's furious glare. Harry burst out laughing and ran out of the common room before Cherry, Emily and Hermione could get to him. =========== ==================== ==============

"Good morning everyone! I hope you all had a good Christmas!" Dumbledore called out. Everyone nodded happily, while grabbing their knives and forks, eagerly awaiting breakfast. Dumbledore chuckled.

"I am sure that you are all hungry, but there is an announcement I'd like to make" Everyone waited expectantly.

"I am pleased to inform you that you now have three Defense against the Dark Arts teachers" Everyone's jaw dropped.

"Three?" Fred Weasley cried out.

"Yes, Mr. Weasley *three*. In these times where we need to learn to fight, we realized that we would need you all to learn Defense properly, so we needed to get more people in on who know how to fight" Dumbledore explained "Now, I am pleased to inform you that your three Defense against the Dark Arts teachers are: Professor's Potter, Black and Lupin"

Everyone gasped, then started chatting amongst themselves. James, Sirius, Lupin, Prongs, Padfoot and Moony were grinning at each other madly. Harry, Emily and Jay were looking at each other with disbelief.

"Is Dumbledore mad?" Harry questioned incredulously "The *Marauders* are our Defense teachers!"

Suddenly, Lily stood up, looking at Dumbledore with disbelief.

"Albus, have you gone absolutely insane?! I'm sorry, but honestly, *those three*! All they did at school was cause mayhem and now you're asking them to *teach*?! The classrooms will have all exploded by the end of the week!" she cried.

"I object to Potter, Black and Lupin being the Defense teachers!" Snape yelled "They'll take points from houses unnecessarily!"

"Oh, and you don't?" James replied coldly.

"They were the brightest students that Hogwarts has ever seen, well, apart from one Miss Granger, I think they'll do fine" Hermione blushed bright red and sunk down in her chair to avoid stares.

"Right, now that that's settled, let's eat!" Dumbledore said loudly to cheers from everyone.

"WAIT!" Jay yelled out. Everyone turned to stare at him "My friend and I would like to sing a song before we start breakfast" Emily's eyes widened in horror when she realized that Jay meant her. She started shaking her head violently, but he was oblivious to it.

"Very well" Dumbledore said, eyes twinkling.

"I'm not doing it!" Emily said sternly, crossing her arms over her chest.

"Aw, go on Ems, it'll be fun" Logan said, winking at Jay.

"NO! You can't make me! Plus, I can't sing!" Jay grinned evilly and bent down and whispered in ear that only she could hear.

"If you don't sing with me, I'll tell everyone your deepest darkest secret!" Emily gasped, then she stood up, putting on a cheery smile

"I've changed my mind, I'd love to sing" The Marauders were literally killing themselves laughing. Emily went bright red as both herself and Jay walked up to the stage.

"We are *not* singing anything that's going to embarrass us, right?" she hissed. Jay winked.

"Trust me" Emily snorted.

"You're a Black, Black and trust don't go together" Jay grinned "We'll sing "Time Warp", alright?" Emily sighed.

"Fine"

"Okay people, we're gonna sing "Summer lovin'" Emily's jaw dropped as her eyes widened.

"You just told me we were singing "Time Warp"!"

"What can I say? I lied" Everyone was starting to snigger.

"Fine! But get ready to run afterwards!" Emily hissed.

"Got it Em babe!"

"Don't call me that, you arse!" Jay grinned.

Jay: Summer lovin' had me a blast

Emily: Summer lovin', happened so fast

Jay: I met a girl crazy for me

Emily: I met a boy, cute as can be

Both: Summer days driftin' away,

To uh-oh those summer nights

Guys: Tell me more, tell me more,

Did you get very far?

Girls: Tell me more, tell me more,

like, does he have a car?

Jay: She swam by me, she got a cramp

Emily: He went by me, got my suit damp

Jay: I saved her life, she nearly drowned

Emily: He showed off, splashing around

Both: Summer sun, something's begun,

but uh-oh those summer nights

Girls: Tell me more, tell me more, Was it love at first sight?

Boys: Tell me more, tell me more,

Did she put up a fight?

Jay: Took her bowlin' in the Arcade

Emily: We went strollin', drank lemonade

Jay: We made out under the dock

Emily: we stayed up until ten o'clock

Both: Summer fling don't mean a thing,

But uh-oh those summer nights

Boys: Tell me more, tell me more,

But you don't gotta brag

Girls: Tell me more, tell me more,

Cause he sounds like a drag

Emily: He got friendly, holdin' my hand

Jay: she got friendly, down in the sand

Emily: He was sweet, just turned eighteen

Jay: Well she was good, you know what I mean

Both: Summer heat, boy and girl meet,

But uh-oh those summer nights

Girls: Tell me more, tell me more,

How much dough did he spend?

Boys: Tell me more, tell me more,

Could she get me a friend?

Emily: It turned colder, that's where it ends

Jay: So I told her we'd still be friends

Emily: Then we made our true love vow

Jay: Wonder what she's doin' now

Both: Summer dreams ripped at the seams,

But oh, those summer nights

Tell me more, tell me more.

"Run Black because I am now going to kill you!" Jay laughed nervously and started backing away from Emily, looking worried. If looks could kill, Jay would've been dead because Emily was really angry.

"Oi! Ems!" Emily turned to see Logan with a grin on his face. Emily noticed that they were still standing on the stage.

"What?"

"Sing your version of the Twelve days of Christmas!" Emily's jaw dropped in horror.

"No, I will not! Plus, it isn't Christmas anymore!"

"Please! For me?"

"But, it's really bad and it's mostly muggle stuff, no one will understand it"

"Go on Ems! Sing for us!" Harry yelled out. Emily went bright red as everyone started chanting "Sing Emily! Sing Emily!" Finally, she cracked.

"Fine!" Emily looked as though she was going to die at any moment, most Slytherins were sniggering. Lupin looked on in interest.

"Okay, first off, this song is quite old, I made it up when I was twelve and that was when Pokemon was the "in" thing" she told the school. Most students that were muggle-born nodded in understanding, but everyone else just looked confused. Jay sat down at the front near her and smiled encouragingly. Emily took a deep breath, shut her eyes and started singing. (By the way, I made this up! Hope you like it!)

"On the first day of Christmas,

my true love sent to me: a big box of Pokemon cards"

"On the second day of Christmas,

my true love sent to me: two mouse mats and a big box of Pokemon cards"

"On the third day of Christmas,

my true love sent to me: three computer games, two mouse mats and a big Pokemon cards.

"On the fourth day of Christmas,

my true love sent to me: four pairs of trainers, three computer games, two mouse mats and a big Pokemon cards"

"On the fifth day of Christmas,

my true love sent to me: FIVE MOBILE PHONES!" All the muggle-borns, including Hermione, laughed at this and even a few applauded "four pairs of trainers, three computer games, two mouse mats and a big Pokemon cards"

"On the sixth day of Christmas,

my true love sent to me: six Christmas crackers, FIVE MOBILE PHONES, four pairs of trainers, three computer games, two mouse mats and a big Pokemon cards"

"In the seventh day of Christmas,

my true love sent to me, seven sports bags, six Christmas crackers, FIVE MOBILE PHONES, four pairs of trainers, three computer games, two mouse mats and a big Pokemon cards"

By now, most people were singing from five downwards and Emily was starting to get more confident. Logan, Cherry, Sally, Rose and Jay were mouthing the words to Emily's song, seeing as they'd heard it all the time whenever Christmas neared. Lupin, Sirius, James and Lily were all looking amused.

"On the eighth day of Christmas,

my true love sent to me: eight floppy disks, seven sports bags, six Christmas crackers, FIVE MOBILE PHONES, four pairs of trainers, three computer games, two mouse mats and a big Pokemon cards"

"On the ninth day of Christmas,

my true love sent to me: nine Christmas cards, eight floppy disks, seven sports bags, six Christmas crackers, FIVE MOBILE PHONES, four pairs of trainers, three computer games, two mouse mats and a big Pokemon cards"

"On the tenth day of Christmas,

my true love sent to me: ten teddy bears, nine Christmas cards, eight floppy disks, seven sports bags, six Christmas crackers, FIVE MOBILE PHONES, four pairs of trainers, three computer games, two mouse mats and a big Pokemon cards"

On the eleventh day of Christmas,

my true love sent to me: eleven boy bands, ten teddy bears, nine Christmas cards, eight floppy disks, seven sports bags, six Christmas crackers, FIVE MOBILE PHONES, four pairs of trainers, three computer games, two mouse mats and a big Pokemon cards"

On the twelfth day of Christmas,

my true love sent to me: twelve toblerones, eleven boy bands, ten teddy bears, nine Christmas cards, eight floppy disks, seven sports bags, six Christmas crackers, FIVE MOBILE PHONES, four pairs of trainers, three computer games, two mouse mats and a big Pokemon cards"

The last verse that Emily sung was really fast and when she got to five, everyone joined in with her. As she got to the end, everyone burst into applause, while Emily shyly grinned and bowed. Lupin, Sirius and James were all laughing, while Sally and Rose were whistling.

"That was hilarious!" Harry cried. Hermione nodded. Dumbledore stood up, his eyes twinkling.

"Thank you for that performance Miss. Lupin. Very amusing, I must say" Emily blushed bright red as she quickly sat down between her father and her brother.

"Now, let breakfast begin!"

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Lupin groaned as he looked at his schedule.

"What's up Moony?" Sirius questioned, leaning back on his chair, looking relaxed. James was busy looking through some files with what they had to teach, he looked up.

"We've got nine pranksters in our first class" he moaned. James' eyes widened.

"Nine?!" he cried "Who?"

"Well, there's Harry, Ron and Hermione" he said with a smile "then, I'm betting Jay and Emily aren't exactly gonna be quiet. From what Rose told me, all those two do is prank" Sirius laughed "then there's us four. The Marauders" Sirius stopped laughing and blinked.

"I forgot about us! Oh god! I bet you anything, they'll try pranking us!"

"Yeah, but *we* know what sort of pranks we pull. Let's see. What pranks do we normally pull when we meet new teachers?" James questioned, looking thoughtful.

"Oh, I remember! It was the one where Moony does the weird arm movement, then the rest of us pull out our wands and use the spell where we change the noses of our teachers into animals" The three laughed at the memory.

"Well, we know the counter curse for it, so there's nothing to worry about" Lupin informed them "Harry, Ron and Hermione pull a different prank every class and I've no idea about Jay and Emily. We'll have to wait and see what *they* do, although I must say, I'm dreading it. Jay's just like you and from what I've heard, Emily uses similar pranks to what I used" James chuckled.

"Right. Let's go! What is it we're teaching today Moony?" Sirius asked. Lupin's face darkened.

"Werewolves" James and Sirius' heads snapped up at this topic.

"Are you sure you wanna teach that? I mean, maybe we should wait till full moon, then we'll teach it. I mean, what about Emily? She might feel uncomfortable discussing the topic" James said. Lupin shook his head.

"It's alright"

"Wait a minute. What about *you*?"

Lupin looked confused.

"What?"

"You! Your younger self! Will *you* be able to cope with discussing that topic? I remember back in school, you normally threw up whenever it was brought up" Lupin rolled his eyes.

"I'm sure I'll manage"

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Lily, Rose and Sally sat at the back of the class, waiting for James, Sirius and Lupin to make an appearance. They couldn't wait to see them teach. Just at that moment, they strode in, all of them looking important. The chatter died down instantly. Lupin turned around to open his briefcase, while James and Sirius whispered something to each other. Everyone jumped, when Lupin said.

"Don't even think about it" He turned around and looked right at his younger self with amusement. Moony blinked a few times before putting his wand away, blushing slightly. Harry raised his hand in the air, while looking innocent.

"Yes Harry?"

"Can we call you Professors Moony, Padfoot and Prongs?"

"No"

"How about the Marauders?"

"No"

"Or-"

"No!"

"But-"

"No!"

"How about-?"

"Harry NO!" Everyone started sniggering, while Harry grinned and winked at Ron, Lils and Hermione. Lily, Rose and Sally giggled. James cleared his throat to get everyone's attention.

"Right, hello all. I am Professor Potter. No, that doesn't sound right. Just call me Prongs"

"James!" Lupin said sharply. James winced.

"Alright, alright, it's Professor Potter. Meany Moony!" James said, pulling a face. Sirius chuckled.

"I am Professor Black and I will be treated with respect!" Sirius cried, slamming his fist onto the table, making everyone jump. A few of the boys could be heard gulping nervously. Lupin bit his lip.

"Um Sirius? I don't think you're supposed to scare them"

Sirius straightened up.

"Oh. Well, just call me Professor Black then" Rose snorted with laughter as she tried to suppress her giggles.

"Right then. I am Professor Potter and I would like to say a few words" While James was talking; Prongs whipped out his wand and muttered a few words. Everyone immediately started shaking with laughter, even Lupin snorted to try and hold back laughter. Sirius, unfortunately, wasn't quite as subtle. He burst out into hysterical laughter, while pointing madly at James. Lily was laughing so hysterically that she had to leave the room.

James looked annoyed as he turned to face his two friends.

"What is so funny?"

"You-you-" Sirius burst out laughing again. Lupin's shoulders shook madly.

"What?!" James cried.

"Prongs, your hair's been turned florescent pink and your robes is-" Lupin couldn't take it anymore and broke down laughing. James looked down to see his robes dark red with daisies attached to them. James' jaw dropped in horror as he stormed out of the room to get everything back to normal.

When everyone finally calmed down, Lupin spoke up.

"Right" he said, wiping a tear from his eye "Good one by the way" he added, winking at Prongs "Now, we're going to be discussing werewolves" Everyone immediately shut up at this topic, while some were glancing around uneasily at each other. Emily bit her lip, while Moony turned pale. Sally tensed.

Lupin ignored this as he addressed the class.

"Who can tell me how you recognize a werewolf?" Hermione tentatively rose her hand up in the air. Lupin nodded to her.

"Um, there's the-the-" she broke off, not really wanting to say anything. Sirius sighed.

"I *told* you that they wouldn't talk about it!" Lupin ran a hand through his hair in frustration.

"Well, what else can we discuss? This is on the syllabus!" Sirius looked thoughtful.

Dean rose his hand in the air, looking worried. Sirius nodded to him with a smile.

"When we learned about werewolves in third year, it was because Snape was being a nasty git! I think he was being unfair, especially when he assigned us an essay on how you find and kill them! Two rolls of parchment, honestly!"

Everyone laughed and the tension in the air seemed to evaporate.

"Yeah, Snape's horrible! I hate him!" Harry said with dislike.

"Yeah, he's really got it in for you!" Neville said, with a nod. The bell rung, signaling the end of class. Sirius blinked.

"That was fast"

"Man, we didn't get to pull any pranks!" Harry said, looking upset.

"Oh well, we can do it in Snape's class"

"Yeah, alright!"

As everyone filed out of the class, there was a huge explosion and when it cleared, Sirius and Lupin were wearing bright green dresses and lipstick. They both looked at each other and blinked stupidly, before yelling out.

"JAY BLACK! EMILY LUPIN! GET BACK HERE THIS INSTANT!"