The last chapter was a bit short so I'll do my best to try and make this a
little longer.
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I don't own anything, apart from my second hand guitar and my rust old P.C., JK Rowling owns Sirius and the rest of the guys. U know I'm feeling very generous and I'll let her own Em and Helen, but only for this Chapter!! I'm not exactly mother Teresa am I?
Well here it is Chapter three!!! DUM DUM DUM!! Please REVIEW!! Even if you hate the* all youngsters close your eyes please, don't want mummy and daddy suing me now do we?* bloody thing! Just review. Reviews are like drugs, man I am badly hooked. Please feed my addiction LOL. Anyways here the new chapter.
Chapter Three:
"You OK Lil?" Em asked for about the ten-thousandth time that night.
"Just a little back pain, nothing major. Don't worry," Lily heard herself reply again. "Lets just go to sleep?"
"Yeah!" said Helen and nothing more was said in that dorm for the rest of the night.
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"My stupid, idiotic cousin!" Sirius raged as he sat in his bed finishing off his essay on how to re-change hair colour, set by professor Flitwick. "She could have killed Evans!" Then he began to grin and to James' annoyance said:
"If we hadn't saved Evans, I might never have got hear the phrase; 'you're so nice uncle Sirius!" He finished with a smirk on his face. James threw him a very disgusted look before replying.
"Luck you did turn up, wasn't it Padfoot?" asked James trying to get the subject off his and Lily's children.
"Yeah," said Sirius, putting away his charms book.
"Lets hit the hay, shall we?" Peter suggested.
"Yeah! Lets!" said Remus and the four boys fell asleep within a quarter of an hour.
***
The next couple of weeks past away with nothing more eventful than James completely humiliating Snape after he, Snape, had burnt James' homework. The seventh years were receiving even more homework. Sirius and James often left it to the last minute to finish all of their assignments. They preferred taking trips down to the kitchen or going to Hogsmeade for butterbeer and Zonko's products.
The moon was growing in the sky and Remus was growing paler and grumpier each day. It was common knowledge in Hogwarts that Remus Lupin's mother was a very ill woman because every so often Remus would go and visit her to help out around the house. Only the teachers and three other students really knew that Remus went to the Shrieking Shack every full moon. It was probably the Marauders' best kept secret, along with the fact that James, Peter and Sirius were illegal Animagi.
It was Tuesday, the lessons had just ended, Remus headed up to the hospital wing alone looking forward to their new adventure. He was so excited that he didn't notice he'd knocked someone over on his way to the hospital wing.
"Watch it! Lupin!" hissed the boy Remus had knocked down. It was Severus Snape, his greasy hair all over the place.
"Why should I?" asked Remus trying his best not to lose his cool.
"Because! I know that you are up to something, same excuse again are you using?" sneered Snape. "Mummy got sick again, eh?"
"So what if she did!" shouted Remus who was about to snap. Luckily for Snape, Madam Pomfrey came down the corridor.
"Oh there you are Remus dear, yes the Headmaster has arranged a portkey for you to take home, dear." She said in a pitying voice. "Run along now, Snape! Remus, please come with me."
***
James walked into the Gryffindor common room very pleased with himself for scoring an 'Outstanding' in his latest transfiguration assignment. He looked around only to see Peter rush past him, muttering something about building up energy for the night. James, who had just eaten didn't bother pursuing Peter. He walked up to the armchairs by the fire and sat down in one of them. He pulled a snitch out of his pocket and began to play with it. He let it zoom further and further away before successfully catching it each time. He let go of the snitch once again and just as he was about to grab it a voice distracted him.
"We all know you're good at quidditch, Potter, but put the damn thing away." The snitch flew away. James turned his head to see Lily Evans looking down at him, her eyes glaring.
"Oh," said James who hadn't noticed her before. "Sorry Evans."
"So you should be," said Lily coldly. "You think that you're the boss just because you're quidditch captain? Well think again Potter. You're just an annoying, stupid, toerag!"
James was thoroughly confused. He was under the impression that Lily was warming up to him slightly and his brilliant plan was working but obviously he was mistaken.
"Calm down Evans," said James trying to salvage something so she wouldn't begin to hate him again. "What's gotten into you?"
"Nothing Potter!" shouted Lily and she stormed of to the other side of the room. As she hurried away Lily dropped a crumpled piece of paper. James picked it up and was about to walk up to Lily and hand it to her until he saw whom it was signed from. 'Petunia' was the very last word. James had heard about Petunia, she was Lily's muggle sister. He decided to read the letter hoping it would give him an idea about what had gotten Lily so mad. He unfolded the paper and began to read it.
Lily.
I did not want to tell you but mum but dad insisted that you have a right to know. Next week, I am wedding Vernon Dursley, the man who came to visit us during the summer. Do not think that you are invited because Vernon and I don't want freaks like you present during our big day. Hope you have a very bad term.
Petunia.
James had to read the letter several times before he fully understood what was happening. Lily wasn't invited to her only sister's wedding. That would be enough to tick anyone off. James sighed with relief; she didn't hate him after all. She had just used him as an outlet. He strode over to her, not knowing how to start.
"Erm. Hi Ev- um Lily," started James nervously.
"What Potter?" demanded Lily coldly.
"You dropped this letter of yours," said James bracing himself. Lily's heart skipped a beat.
"You didn't read it, did you?" she asked worridly. James nodded to the carpet and to his great relief Lily didn't shout at him.
"I'm sorry, Potter," she said quietly. "Go ahead laugh," she added miserably.
"Why should I?" asked James. "No I just think your sister is stupid not to invite you. And remember you have people at Hogwarts that like you. Your friends, Emelline and Helen. And I like you as well." James suddenly fell quiet; Lily noticed his ears had turned red. He was once again staring at the carpet, clearly embarrassed. Lily smiled.
"I like you too, Potter. You've become a really nice guy." She said smiling gladly at James Potter. "Oh and Pott- I mean James, not in the sense you may be thinking." She added. James blushed. "Almost like a friend, and nothing more," she finished. James very pleased with himself began to talk to Lily. 'Yes,' he thought triumphantly. 'She likes me!'
***
Severus Snape was looking for one of the Marauders, so he could follow them and find out that stupid oaf Lupin's big secret. He saw a muggle-born student pass him and a clever idea came to his head.
"MUDBLOOD!" he shouted at the passing Third year girl. The girl looked up at him defiantly and said.
"What do you want, Grease head?" she asked coolly. Severus drew his wand and was about to curse her when his plan worked and a well aimed spell from Sirius Black, the Champion of Muggles and Mudbloods, hit him square in the chest.
"Leave her alone, Snivellus!" he said coldly. "Go, run along, now," he added pleasantly to the third year girl. She hurried away without saying a thing.
"So, blood traitor, I see your friend Lupin's gone to help his mother again? Cant she just die? Make our lives easier wont it now, Black?" said Snape getting to his feet.
"Don't talk about his mother like that!" shouted Sirius, thrusting his wand at Snape's chest.
"So where has Lupin gone to?" asked Snape, chancing his luck.
"Ha! You expect me to tell you that?" said Sirius laughing. "You're losing your touch, Snivellus."
"I heard your cousin taught you some manners when you were saving mudbloods? Snape said his lip curling. This angered Sirius beyond anything. How dare Snape speak of Lily that way? How dare he associate Sirius to the family he never wanted? How dare he! Then something hit him. 'If he's that desperate to know, why not tell him?' said a small voice in Sirius' head. Sirius smiled.
"You know, Snivellus." He said. "If you really want to know what Lupin gets up to all the time, why don't you follow him and madam Pomfrey? They'll be in the grounds by now; if you hurry you might still be able to catch them. Tell you what; since I'm so nice I'll give you a hint. There is a knot underneath the Whomping Willow's branches. Use a long stick to touch the knot. The tree will free and you may enter the tunnel beneath it."
"You expect me to believe that?" asked Snape, amused at how foolish Black had thought him to be.
"Well why don't you go there to see anyway?" Sirius suggested. "You'll see madam Pomfrey doing what I just told you. And you don't have to believe me. I'm just making it easier for you to find out what Lupin gets up to. But if you're too chicken.." With that Sirius turned and made his way to Gryffindor common room. Just as he was about to enter he saw Peter running up to him.
"L-lets go," panted Peter. "James isn't coming."
"Erm. I shall be staying in the common room tonight, tell Moony, we're both very sorry," said Sirius to his friend.
"Alright well see you later, I guess," said Peter and he turned on his heel and left. Sirius, feeling exceptionally pleased walked into the common room.
***
Severus didn't know why he was following Black's advice. 'Well if Pomfrey wont be there and just head back to the dungeons' said a small voice in his head. Yes, that seemed a good choice to Severus. He had might as well just go and check it out. He began to run at full speed, he bolted down the marble staircase and into the entrance hall. He pushed open the great oak doors and made his way to the Whomping Willow.
"Come along now," he heard a woman's voice say. It was Madam Pomfrey; she had a long stick and was prodding the Whomping willow beneath its attacking branches. 'So Black wasn't lying,' thought Severus barely believing his own eyes. Then he saw the Whomping Willow's branches freeze, and Lupin slipped underneath.
"Good luck," said Madam Pomfrey and with that she began to walk back towards the castle. Severus ran behind a few bushes and hid there until Madam Pomfrey had disappeared into the castle. Reluctantly Severus walked up to the Willow, which was once again trashing about, he ceased one the stick Pomfrey had used and in the same fashion began prodding underneath the advancing branches. Suddenly the tree froze. Severus thought he heard someone screaming and said to himself. 'It was now or never,' very hesitantly climbed under the roots of the tree and fell into a damp tunnel.
Severus' heart began to pound excitedly. He stood up and wiped the mud of his robes. Brushing his hair out of his eyes he began to run down the tunnel as fast as his feet could carry him.
***
James sat in silence staring at the back of Lily's head as she talked to her friends.
"Hey Prongs," said a voice in his ear. "Guess what?" It was Sirius; he had that usual glint in his eyes meaning he had done something huge.
"What, Padfoot?" Asked James hoping it wasn't something too radical.
"Well you'll see soon enough," said Sirius a mischievous grin on his face.
"Why don't you tell me now?" James persisted, hoping it didn't involve Lily Evans.
"Nah! Just don't wanna tell you anymore," said Sirius grinning wider than ever. James, who really wanted to find out what was his friend's latest accomplishment, grinned wickedly.
"You know, I think I'll tell Marchbank what you were muttering about her last night," Said James. Sirius' grin vanished.
"You wouldn't, would you?" asked Sirius not believing his ears. James nodded still grinning.
"Ok," said Sirius defeated. "You know how Snivellus always keeps sticking his overlarge nose in our private matters?" James nodded again.
"Well," Sirius continued, regaining his grin. "I don't think he'll be doing that again."
"Oh yeah! Why not?" said James a faint frown line appearing above his eyebrows. So Sirius launched into the story of Snape bullying the third year girl and insulting Remus' mother. It took him about five minutes to tell the story in full.
"WHAT DO YOU THINK YOU'RE PLAYING AT, YOU FOOL?" James shouted at the top of his voice as soon as Sirius had finished. He could not believe how stupid someone could be. Everyone in the common room turned to stare at James.
"Wh-what?" said Sirius defensively. "He got what was coming to him, the greasy git! Calm down!"
"YOU STUPID MORON!" bellowed James. "WHAT ABOUT MOONY? YOU EVER THOUGHT ABOUT HOW MUCH TROUBLE HE'LL BE IN!!" It felt like someone had just slapped Sirius in the face. 'No!' he thought. 'Black you stupid git! Moony is far from harmless right now!' Sirius just stood there his mouth open staring stupidly at James.
"GET DUMBLEDORE!" James continued; advancing to the portrait hole. "I'M GOING DOWN THERE!" With that he slipped out of the portrait hole and began to run.
Sirius couldn't believe how stupid he could get. He just stood there for a minute until he remembered James' parting words.
"Dumbledore!" he whispered to himself and he too exited out of the portrait hole and began running towards the headmaster's office. Back in the common room everyone was very confused. James Potter rarely lost the plot like that. But he had never shouted like that at any of his friends, this had to be serious.
"That was a bit scary," said Helen worridly wondering what Sirius could have possibly done.
"You said it," remarked Em to her friends as they sat back down again.
***
'Stupid Sirius,' thought James, fuming, as he ran at top speed towards the oaken doors. He impatiently kicked the door open and ran out into the grounds. There he saw it, an outline of a young person crawling under the Whomping Willow.
"SNAPE!" Shouted James as loudly as he could. "Don't go!" But too late, Snape had just slipped out of sight and James fearing the worst ran at the Willow, hoping he could still prevent the unpreventable. He skidded to a halt just before the large smashing tree. He began to look around and picked up the same stick used by Madam Pomfrey and Snape, he jabbed the stick beneath the attacking branches and the tree froze.
Ceasing his chance James hastily slipped underneath the roots, ripping his robes in the process, and landed on the damp floor of a tunnel. He heard a dull clatter to footsteps in the distance, not giving any notice to his aching leg; James took of down the tunnel at full speed. He ran non-stop for five minutes; he finally saw the outline of a person in the distance. 'Thank goodness,' thought James, they were getting too close to the Shrieking Shack.
"SNAPE!" he shouted. "COME BACK!" The person turned around as James drew closer.
"Potter!" he said softly. "Why should I do that?" James heard a crash in front of him as a four-legged, hairy beast ran at the two boys. Snape turned around as the beast jumped at him, knocking him off his feet, sending him flying headlong into the stone hard tunnel wall. Snape let out and ear splitting roar as he fell down. The beast ran at Snape.
James fearing the worst, concentrated hard on himself, he felt a tingling pain in all his body as hooves replaced his hands and he was sprouting antlers in his head. The tingling stopped.
Standing where James Potter had stood mere moments ago was a handsome Stag. It's antlers were long and pointy and on its back an unmistakable handprint. Meet Prongs.
Prongs charged at the beast and as he drew closer a wolf stepped into his vision, grey as the moon above the tunnel. The stag's antlers hit the wolf hard in its chest and it let out a howl of pain. The stag took this opportunity to shift the unconscious Snape on it's back, using its antlers. The stag ran, its legs protesting to the load on its back. Moony was catching up, Prongs could sense him just behind. But he couldn't stop now, no, he was too close. The stag stumbled on a boulder; it felt the weight on his back lighten. Coming to a halt the Stag looked back.
The werewolf was standing over Snape, biding his time. Prongs knew he could never make it to Snape in time so he decided to offer the wolf more tempting bait. The stag concentrated hard on it's self and felt itself straighten up into the form of James Potter.
Breathing heavily, James raised his wand.
"Stupefy!" he yelled. The spell merely bounced of the wolf, but it certainly caught its attention. The wolf looked up and ran at James; just as James was mere yards away from being bitten he heard a loud crashing noise behind him. The wolf stopped running and looked at the source of noise too.
It was Albus Dumbledore, his blue eyes no longer pleasant but bursting with a cold fury, followed closely by Sirius Black. They were saved! Before the wolf could do anything Sirius yelled:
"FLIPPINDO!" the wolf was thrown several yards backwards. Now Dumbledore also raised his wand and before the wolf could even stand up he pointed his wand at the ceiling and said:
"Reducto!" A large chunk of the ceiling fell out but before it could reach the floor Dumbledore directed it to form a neat wall blocking off the wolf to the remaining people in the tunnel. Sirius rushed over to James and helped his best friend up.
"We will accompany Mr. Snape to the hospital wing. After that, all three of you will come to my office." Said Dumbledore calmly. He conjured a stretcher on which he levitated Snape and followed James and Sirius out of the tunnel.
"Lets go, shall we?" said Dumbledore to the two boys. They nodded and followed their headmaster and Snape towards the castle.
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I don't own anything, apart from my second hand guitar and my rust old P.C., JK Rowling owns Sirius and the rest of the guys. U know I'm feeling very generous and I'll let her own Em and Helen, but only for this Chapter!! I'm not exactly mother Teresa am I?
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Chapter Three:
"You OK Lil?" Em asked for about the ten-thousandth time that night.
"Just a little back pain, nothing major. Don't worry," Lily heard herself reply again. "Lets just go to sleep?"
"Yeah!" said Helen and nothing more was said in that dorm for the rest of the night.
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"My stupid, idiotic cousin!" Sirius raged as he sat in his bed finishing off his essay on how to re-change hair colour, set by professor Flitwick. "She could have killed Evans!" Then he began to grin and to James' annoyance said:
"If we hadn't saved Evans, I might never have got hear the phrase; 'you're so nice uncle Sirius!" He finished with a smirk on his face. James threw him a very disgusted look before replying.
"Luck you did turn up, wasn't it Padfoot?" asked James trying to get the subject off his and Lily's children.
"Yeah," said Sirius, putting away his charms book.
"Lets hit the hay, shall we?" Peter suggested.
"Yeah! Lets!" said Remus and the four boys fell asleep within a quarter of an hour.
***
The next couple of weeks past away with nothing more eventful than James completely humiliating Snape after he, Snape, had burnt James' homework. The seventh years were receiving even more homework. Sirius and James often left it to the last minute to finish all of their assignments. They preferred taking trips down to the kitchen or going to Hogsmeade for butterbeer and Zonko's products.
The moon was growing in the sky and Remus was growing paler and grumpier each day. It was common knowledge in Hogwarts that Remus Lupin's mother was a very ill woman because every so often Remus would go and visit her to help out around the house. Only the teachers and three other students really knew that Remus went to the Shrieking Shack every full moon. It was probably the Marauders' best kept secret, along with the fact that James, Peter and Sirius were illegal Animagi.
It was Tuesday, the lessons had just ended, Remus headed up to the hospital wing alone looking forward to their new adventure. He was so excited that he didn't notice he'd knocked someone over on his way to the hospital wing.
"Watch it! Lupin!" hissed the boy Remus had knocked down. It was Severus Snape, his greasy hair all over the place.
"Why should I?" asked Remus trying his best not to lose his cool.
"Because! I know that you are up to something, same excuse again are you using?" sneered Snape. "Mummy got sick again, eh?"
"So what if she did!" shouted Remus who was about to snap. Luckily for Snape, Madam Pomfrey came down the corridor.
"Oh there you are Remus dear, yes the Headmaster has arranged a portkey for you to take home, dear." She said in a pitying voice. "Run along now, Snape! Remus, please come with me."
***
James walked into the Gryffindor common room very pleased with himself for scoring an 'Outstanding' in his latest transfiguration assignment. He looked around only to see Peter rush past him, muttering something about building up energy for the night. James, who had just eaten didn't bother pursuing Peter. He walked up to the armchairs by the fire and sat down in one of them. He pulled a snitch out of his pocket and began to play with it. He let it zoom further and further away before successfully catching it each time. He let go of the snitch once again and just as he was about to grab it a voice distracted him.
"We all know you're good at quidditch, Potter, but put the damn thing away." The snitch flew away. James turned his head to see Lily Evans looking down at him, her eyes glaring.
"Oh," said James who hadn't noticed her before. "Sorry Evans."
"So you should be," said Lily coldly. "You think that you're the boss just because you're quidditch captain? Well think again Potter. You're just an annoying, stupid, toerag!"
James was thoroughly confused. He was under the impression that Lily was warming up to him slightly and his brilliant plan was working but obviously he was mistaken.
"Calm down Evans," said James trying to salvage something so she wouldn't begin to hate him again. "What's gotten into you?"
"Nothing Potter!" shouted Lily and she stormed of to the other side of the room. As she hurried away Lily dropped a crumpled piece of paper. James picked it up and was about to walk up to Lily and hand it to her until he saw whom it was signed from. 'Petunia' was the very last word. James had heard about Petunia, she was Lily's muggle sister. He decided to read the letter hoping it would give him an idea about what had gotten Lily so mad. He unfolded the paper and began to read it.
Lily.
I did not want to tell you but mum but dad insisted that you have a right to know. Next week, I am wedding Vernon Dursley, the man who came to visit us during the summer. Do not think that you are invited because Vernon and I don't want freaks like you present during our big day. Hope you have a very bad term.
Petunia.
James had to read the letter several times before he fully understood what was happening. Lily wasn't invited to her only sister's wedding. That would be enough to tick anyone off. James sighed with relief; she didn't hate him after all. She had just used him as an outlet. He strode over to her, not knowing how to start.
"Erm. Hi Ev- um Lily," started James nervously.
"What Potter?" demanded Lily coldly.
"You dropped this letter of yours," said James bracing himself. Lily's heart skipped a beat.
"You didn't read it, did you?" she asked worridly. James nodded to the carpet and to his great relief Lily didn't shout at him.
"I'm sorry, Potter," she said quietly. "Go ahead laugh," she added miserably.
"Why should I?" asked James. "No I just think your sister is stupid not to invite you. And remember you have people at Hogwarts that like you. Your friends, Emelline and Helen. And I like you as well." James suddenly fell quiet; Lily noticed his ears had turned red. He was once again staring at the carpet, clearly embarrassed. Lily smiled.
"I like you too, Potter. You've become a really nice guy." She said smiling gladly at James Potter. "Oh and Pott- I mean James, not in the sense you may be thinking." She added. James blushed. "Almost like a friend, and nothing more," she finished. James very pleased with himself began to talk to Lily. 'Yes,' he thought triumphantly. 'She likes me!'
***
Severus Snape was looking for one of the Marauders, so he could follow them and find out that stupid oaf Lupin's big secret. He saw a muggle-born student pass him and a clever idea came to his head.
"MUDBLOOD!" he shouted at the passing Third year girl. The girl looked up at him defiantly and said.
"What do you want, Grease head?" she asked coolly. Severus drew his wand and was about to curse her when his plan worked and a well aimed spell from Sirius Black, the Champion of Muggles and Mudbloods, hit him square in the chest.
"Leave her alone, Snivellus!" he said coldly. "Go, run along, now," he added pleasantly to the third year girl. She hurried away without saying a thing.
"So, blood traitor, I see your friend Lupin's gone to help his mother again? Cant she just die? Make our lives easier wont it now, Black?" said Snape getting to his feet.
"Don't talk about his mother like that!" shouted Sirius, thrusting his wand at Snape's chest.
"So where has Lupin gone to?" asked Snape, chancing his luck.
"Ha! You expect me to tell you that?" said Sirius laughing. "You're losing your touch, Snivellus."
"I heard your cousin taught you some manners when you were saving mudbloods? Snape said his lip curling. This angered Sirius beyond anything. How dare Snape speak of Lily that way? How dare he associate Sirius to the family he never wanted? How dare he! Then something hit him. 'If he's that desperate to know, why not tell him?' said a small voice in Sirius' head. Sirius smiled.
"You know, Snivellus." He said. "If you really want to know what Lupin gets up to all the time, why don't you follow him and madam Pomfrey? They'll be in the grounds by now; if you hurry you might still be able to catch them. Tell you what; since I'm so nice I'll give you a hint. There is a knot underneath the Whomping Willow's branches. Use a long stick to touch the knot. The tree will free and you may enter the tunnel beneath it."
"You expect me to believe that?" asked Snape, amused at how foolish Black had thought him to be.
"Well why don't you go there to see anyway?" Sirius suggested. "You'll see madam Pomfrey doing what I just told you. And you don't have to believe me. I'm just making it easier for you to find out what Lupin gets up to. But if you're too chicken.." With that Sirius turned and made his way to Gryffindor common room. Just as he was about to enter he saw Peter running up to him.
"L-lets go," panted Peter. "James isn't coming."
"Erm. I shall be staying in the common room tonight, tell Moony, we're both very sorry," said Sirius to his friend.
"Alright well see you later, I guess," said Peter and he turned on his heel and left. Sirius, feeling exceptionally pleased walked into the common room.
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Severus didn't know why he was following Black's advice. 'Well if Pomfrey wont be there and just head back to the dungeons' said a small voice in his head. Yes, that seemed a good choice to Severus. He had might as well just go and check it out. He began to run at full speed, he bolted down the marble staircase and into the entrance hall. He pushed open the great oak doors and made his way to the Whomping Willow.
"Come along now," he heard a woman's voice say. It was Madam Pomfrey; she had a long stick and was prodding the Whomping willow beneath its attacking branches. 'So Black wasn't lying,' thought Severus barely believing his own eyes. Then he saw the Whomping Willow's branches freeze, and Lupin slipped underneath.
"Good luck," said Madam Pomfrey and with that she began to walk back towards the castle. Severus ran behind a few bushes and hid there until Madam Pomfrey had disappeared into the castle. Reluctantly Severus walked up to the Willow, which was once again trashing about, he ceased one the stick Pomfrey had used and in the same fashion began prodding underneath the advancing branches. Suddenly the tree froze. Severus thought he heard someone screaming and said to himself. 'It was now or never,' very hesitantly climbed under the roots of the tree and fell into a damp tunnel.
Severus' heart began to pound excitedly. He stood up and wiped the mud of his robes. Brushing his hair out of his eyes he began to run down the tunnel as fast as his feet could carry him.
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James sat in silence staring at the back of Lily's head as she talked to her friends.
"Hey Prongs," said a voice in his ear. "Guess what?" It was Sirius; he had that usual glint in his eyes meaning he had done something huge.
"What, Padfoot?" Asked James hoping it wasn't something too radical.
"Well you'll see soon enough," said Sirius a mischievous grin on his face.
"Why don't you tell me now?" James persisted, hoping it didn't involve Lily Evans.
"Nah! Just don't wanna tell you anymore," said Sirius grinning wider than ever. James, who really wanted to find out what was his friend's latest accomplishment, grinned wickedly.
"You know, I think I'll tell Marchbank what you were muttering about her last night," Said James. Sirius' grin vanished.
"You wouldn't, would you?" asked Sirius not believing his ears. James nodded still grinning.
"Ok," said Sirius defeated. "You know how Snivellus always keeps sticking his overlarge nose in our private matters?" James nodded again.
"Well," Sirius continued, regaining his grin. "I don't think he'll be doing that again."
"Oh yeah! Why not?" said James a faint frown line appearing above his eyebrows. So Sirius launched into the story of Snape bullying the third year girl and insulting Remus' mother. It took him about five minutes to tell the story in full.
"WHAT DO YOU THINK YOU'RE PLAYING AT, YOU FOOL?" James shouted at the top of his voice as soon as Sirius had finished. He could not believe how stupid someone could be. Everyone in the common room turned to stare at James.
"Wh-what?" said Sirius defensively. "He got what was coming to him, the greasy git! Calm down!"
"YOU STUPID MORON!" bellowed James. "WHAT ABOUT MOONY? YOU EVER THOUGHT ABOUT HOW MUCH TROUBLE HE'LL BE IN!!" It felt like someone had just slapped Sirius in the face. 'No!' he thought. 'Black you stupid git! Moony is far from harmless right now!' Sirius just stood there his mouth open staring stupidly at James.
"GET DUMBLEDORE!" James continued; advancing to the portrait hole. "I'M GOING DOWN THERE!" With that he slipped out of the portrait hole and began to run.
Sirius couldn't believe how stupid he could get. He just stood there for a minute until he remembered James' parting words.
"Dumbledore!" he whispered to himself and he too exited out of the portrait hole and began running towards the headmaster's office. Back in the common room everyone was very confused. James Potter rarely lost the plot like that. But he had never shouted like that at any of his friends, this had to be serious.
"That was a bit scary," said Helen worridly wondering what Sirius could have possibly done.
"You said it," remarked Em to her friends as they sat back down again.
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'Stupid Sirius,' thought James, fuming, as he ran at top speed towards the oaken doors. He impatiently kicked the door open and ran out into the grounds. There he saw it, an outline of a young person crawling under the Whomping Willow.
"SNAPE!" Shouted James as loudly as he could. "Don't go!" But too late, Snape had just slipped out of sight and James fearing the worst ran at the Willow, hoping he could still prevent the unpreventable. He skidded to a halt just before the large smashing tree. He began to look around and picked up the same stick used by Madam Pomfrey and Snape, he jabbed the stick beneath the attacking branches and the tree froze.
Ceasing his chance James hastily slipped underneath the roots, ripping his robes in the process, and landed on the damp floor of a tunnel. He heard a dull clatter to footsteps in the distance, not giving any notice to his aching leg; James took of down the tunnel at full speed. He ran non-stop for five minutes; he finally saw the outline of a person in the distance. 'Thank goodness,' thought James, they were getting too close to the Shrieking Shack.
"SNAPE!" he shouted. "COME BACK!" The person turned around as James drew closer.
"Potter!" he said softly. "Why should I do that?" James heard a crash in front of him as a four-legged, hairy beast ran at the two boys. Snape turned around as the beast jumped at him, knocking him off his feet, sending him flying headlong into the stone hard tunnel wall. Snape let out and ear splitting roar as he fell down. The beast ran at Snape.
James fearing the worst, concentrated hard on himself, he felt a tingling pain in all his body as hooves replaced his hands and he was sprouting antlers in his head. The tingling stopped.
Standing where James Potter had stood mere moments ago was a handsome Stag. It's antlers were long and pointy and on its back an unmistakable handprint. Meet Prongs.
Prongs charged at the beast and as he drew closer a wolf stepped into his vision, grey as the moon above the tunnel. The stag's antlers hit the wolf hard in its chest and it let out a howl of pain. The stag took this opportunity to shift the unconscious Snape on it's back, using its antlers. The stag ran, its legs protesting to the load on its back. Moony was catching up, Prongs could sense him just behind. But he couldn't stop now, no, he was too close. The stag stumbled on a boulder; it felt the weight on his back lighten. Coming to a halt the Stag looked back.
The werewolf was standing over Snape, biding his time. Prongs knew he could never make it to Snape in time so he decided to offer the wolf more tempting bait. The stag concentrated hard on it's self and felt itself straighten up into the form of James Potter.
Breathing heavily, James raised his wand.
"Stupefy!" he yelled. The spell merely bounced of the wolf, but it certainly caught its attention. The wolf looked up and ran at James; just as James was mere yards away from being bitten he heard a loud crashing noise behind him. The wolf stopped running and looked at the source of noise too.
It was Albus Dumbledore, his blue eyes no longer pleasant but bursting with a cold fury, followed closely by Sirius Black. They were saved! Before the wolf could do anything Sirius yelled:
"FLIPPINDO!" the wolf was thrown several yards backwards. Now Dumbledore also raised his wand and before the wolf could even stand up he pointed his wand at the ceiling and said:
"Reducto!" A large chunk of the ceiling fell out but before it could reach the floor Dumbledore directed it to form a neat wall blocking off the wolf to the remaining people in the tunnel. Sirius rushed over to James and helped his best friend up.
"We will accompany Mr. Snape to the hospital wing. After that, all three of you will come to my office." Said Dumbledore calmly. He conjured a stretcher on which he levitated Snape and followed James and Sirius out of the tunnel.
"Lets go, shall we?" said Dumbledore to the two boys. They nodded and followed their headmaster and Snape towards the castle.
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