Hey everyone, I'm back to say that I haven't dropped off the face of the
Earth. Unfortunately, I broke one of my fingers in a door and found it impossible to
type with the splint on.(And it also hurt pretty badly at first.)But I'm fine now. Here's
the story!
At a table near a window inside, everyone was reunited. Petunia tried to re-warm
her hands, which were almost blue from the cold, while somebody used magic to summon
extra chairs to the table. When everyone had been seated, they all looked at each
other to see who would speak first. Petunia took the oppurtunity.
"Wow, it's wonderful here!" she tried to say all at once."The sweets shop is
unbelievable and the owls flying around! The man on the street! He was green! Is this
real?"
All of her companions burst into laughter.
"Every bit of it!" James finally answered. "The man on the street was probably-
oh, no- here comes trouble..."
All eyes turned quickly to where he was staring in horror as the hugest man
Petunia had ever seen (even larger than the troll) strolled in through the entrance.
"Hagrid?" asked Lily, "He's harmless."
"No! Look who's with him!" Sirius whispered. Minerva McGonagall followed the huge
man and they stayed at the entrance for a few seconds to greet someone. A few more
Hogwarts professors came in.
"You're right," Lily agreed, nervously ,"If they catch us sneaking in a muggle,
we will be punished so badly, I can't even think of what the punishment would be."
Sirius counted on his fingers in a sarcastic voice," All of our house points gone,
expulsion from Hogwarts, our wands taken away, we'll have to deal with the Ministry..."
James hit Sirius over the head. "Stop joking! This is serious!"
"I am too!" Sirius yelled back. Nobody could tell if he really was serious, or just
making another joke out of his name. At any rate, half of the people inside the room
turned their heads to stare at the person who had just yelled, as is human nature.
Quickly and smoothly, Remus shoved Petunia under the table.
"Who has the cloak?" he whispered.
Silently, a hand slipped it under the table with Petunia. She didn't know who had
done it but understood what they wanted her to do. As she drew the cloak around herself,
Lily leaned under and whispered,"Go outside immediately and stand in front of Honeydukes.
We'll meet you there."
Fearing for both herself and the marauders, Petunia did exactly what Lily had
instucted.
It seemed that a year had gone by before they finally met her in front of the sweets
shop.
"Sorry," Remus explained,"The professors stopped us on our way out to chat about
how our classes are going at Hogwarts. You know how something always happens when you're
frantically trying to get somewhere. And we didn't think it would be a good thing to explain
our crisis to McGonagall..."
"Anyway let's get out," James suggested.
"We ARE out,technically," said Sirius,"We're outside..."
"Out of Hogsmeade, you moron!" exclaimed his friend.
As they walked the secret tunnel back to the castle, Remus pulled Petunia to the
back for an apology.
"I'm sorry we couldn't have stayed longer," he said, wanting to add "without the
others." Petunia guessed at the unspoken part by the tone of his voice. She was good at
that. However, she made no attempt to bring it up.
When they arrived, a new problem faced the group: finding floo powder to get
Petunia back home.
Earth. Unfortunately, I broke one of my fingers in a door and found it impossible to
type with the splint on.(And it also hurt pretty badly at first.)But I'm fine now. Here's
the story!
At a table near a window inside, everyone was reunited. Petunia tried to re-warm
her hands, which were almost blue from the cold, while somebody used magic to summon
extra chairs to the table. When everyone had been seated, they all looked at each
other to see who would speak first. Petunia took the oppurtunity.
"Wow, it's wonderful here!" she tried to say all at once."The sweets shop is
unbelievable and the owls flying around! The man on the street! He was green! Is this
real?"
All of her companions burst into laughter.
"Every bit of it!" James finally answered. "The man on the street was probably-
oh, no- here comes trouble..."
All eyes turned quickly to where he was staring in horror as the hugest man
Petunia had ever seen (even larger than the troll) strolled in through the entrance.
"Hagrid?" asked Lily, "He's harmless."
"No! Look who's with him!" Sirius whispered. Minerva McGonagall followed the huge
man and they stayed at the entrance for a few seconds to greet someone. A few more
Hogwarts professors came in.
"You're right," Lily agreed, nervously ,"If they catch us sneaking in a muggle,
we will be punished so badly, I can't even think of what the punishment would be."
Sirius counted on his fingers in a sarcastic voice," All of our house points gone,
expulsion from Hogwarts, our wands taken away, we'll have to deal with the Ministry..."
James hit Sirius over the head. "Stop joking! This is serious!"
"I am too!" Sirius yelled back. Nobody could tell if he really was serious, or just
making another joke out of his name. At any rate, half of the people inside the room
turned their heads to stare at the person who had just yelled, as is human nature.
Quickly and smoothly, Remus shoved Petunia under the table.
"Who has the cloak?" he whispered.
Silently, a hand slipped it under the table with Petunia. She didn't know who had
done it but understood what they wanted her to do. As she drew the cloak around herself,
Lily leaned under and whispered,"Go outside immediately and stand in front of Honeydukes.
We'll meet you there."
Fearing for both herself and the marauders, Petunia did exactly what Lily had
instucted.
It seemed that a year had gone by before they finally met her in front of the sweets
shop.
"Sorry," Remus explained,"The professors stopped us on our way out to chat about
how our classes are going at Hogwarts. You know how something always happens when you're
frantically trying to get somewhere. And we didn't think it would be a good thing to explain
our crisis to McGonagall..."
"Anyway let's get out," James suggested.
"We ARE out,technically," said Sirius,"We're outside..."
"Out of Hogsmeade, you moron!" exclaimed his friend.
As they walked the secret tunnel back to the castle, Remus pulled Petunia to the
back for an apology.
"I'm sorry we couldn't have stayed longer," he said, wanting to add "without the
others." Petunia guessed at the unspoken part by the tone of his voice. She was good at
that. However, she made no attempt to bring it up.
When they arrived, a new problem faced the group: finding floo powder to get
Petunia back home.
