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"Come on mate, chill out." Lupin said, smacking Sirius on the arm. "You can ask Lana about it yourself later."
Sirius nodded. "Yeah...Youre right."
James smacked Sirius on the back of the head. "Well were down 2 Chasers, I dont see the point in carrying on practice."
Sirius turned around and looked at James, who indicated the Maurders Map in the inside of his robes. "Alright then Padfoot..Youre the boss...Its your call.."
And with that, James dismissed the team and they headed for the showers. However, Moony, Wormtail, Padfoot and Prongs paused half-way down the corridor, doubled back and went inside the castle to sneak into Hogsmeade.
~*~*~*~*~*~LATER THAT NIGHT~*~*~*~*~*~
Lana and Lily sat by the fire, waiting for the guys to get back from Hogsmeade. It had dropped quite cold, and by Lanas watch, it was almost 10pm. Lana was worried about Sirius' reaction to the photo that they had took, it was only for a laugh and to get some leverage over Malfoy. The temperature had dropped since Quidditch Practice, so Lana had changed into some light blue jeans and a white polo neck, her hair down and not exactly straight but not curly either, slightly mussed up. Lilys flame red hair was down and beautiful and perfect as usual, and she wore pale blue cords with a pale blue jumper.
"So he was pretty mad?" Lana asked.
"For the 20th time, yes." Lily said wearily, looking at her watch. "Jesus where are they? They went into Hogsmeade hours ago."
Lana sighed. "I bet Sirius is out getting drunk. He always does when something goes wrong. Or he sits there brooding, not telling me what Ive done, which pisses me off even more."
"Wouldnt suprise me. What did McGonagall want with you anyway?" Lily asked, looking at Lana.
She shook her head. "Ill tell you when the guys get here. I cant be bothered to tell the story twice over. Sorry Lil." Stretching, Lana turned to look towards the Gryffindor Common Room portrait hole which had just swung open.
James, Sirius and Lupin looked fine. Peter, however, looked ill. "Im going to bed" he mumbled, and turned up the corridor that led to the boys dorms.
Lana stood up and looked at Sirius, who looked back. James crossed the room quickly with Lupin and sat nex to Lily, Lupin sat opposite them.
Sirius stood there looking at Lana, and he swayed on the spot a little.
"Drunk, again." Lana said, walking over to him, less than pleased.
"No." Sirius said stubbornly. Lana grabbed Sirius and helped him walk over to the couch. Not that he needed help. He wasnt that drunk.
"Sit down and be quiet." Lana instructed, and sat next to Sirius.
"What did McGonagall want?" James asked, wrapping his arms around Lily.
"Why did you seduce Lucius Malfoy?" Sirius asked, glaring at Lana.
"One at a time!" Lily said, "Girl cant answer 17 questions at once!"
Lana looked at Sirius. "Firstly, I didnt *seduce* him. I love you. Simple." she kissed him briefly but he didnt respond, so she moved away from him and sat at the other end of the couch.
"Secondly, McGonagall wanted to tell me that - "
"Youve got detention for 5 weeks!" Lupin added, cutting Lana off. "Sorry..." he said sheepishly.
"Ive been promoted. To 7th year DADA, but..It also means I have to take 7th year Potions." Lana said.
James looked at her, a little confused. "What do you mean, promoted?"
"Well, Ive been having extra - more advanced lessons on DADA for about a year. And Professor Summers thinks Im ready to try it at NEWT level."
"Really?!" Lily asked, sitting up. "Youre gonna be in my lesson? Cool! Yay!" she added, then looked around, feeling a little childish and sank back down into James' arms.
"Thing is..Im not so good at Potions. But because of the timetable switch, I have to take 7th year Potions. And I cant drop it. If I wanna be an Auror, I have to take it. Which sucks."
Sirius reached over for Lana and grabbed her hand, pulling her towards him.
"Jeez yank my arm out of its socket then!" Lana exclaimed, and shifted sideways towards him.
"So you must be pretty good at DADA then," James said quietly.
"I guess so." Lupin said, looking at James with amusement. "Guess you arent the most talented one here after all, Prongsy mate."
"Guess not." he said dejectedly.
"Can we stop with the guessing?!" Lily said, and grinned at James, "Aww baby, dont worry..I still love you, you handsome, funny, charming, witty......Dumbass." she said, laughing and kissing him at the same time.
"Lil!" Lana said, mock shocked. "Its not nice to pick on less...Intelligent people than me." Breaking into a grin, Lana threw a pillow at James. "Also, McGonagall said I was banned from playing Quidditch."
"WHAT?!" James shouted, grabbing the pillow.
"Prongs I was kidding..." Lana said, quietly.
"NEVER joke about that..Its just..Not funny." he threw the pillow back to Lana.
"Sorry." she said, grinning.
"So whats the catch?" Sirius asked, looking straight...well as straight as he could manage, at Lana.
"Ah." she said slowly, her grin fading. "Thing is...If I struggle with Potions...I have to take extra lessons...With a tutor. I suggested, you and James, cos, you know, youre good at pretty much everything, but McGonagall didnt think Id get much work done."
"Who did she suggest then?" frowned Sirius.
"Snape. Or Malfoy." Lana said quietly.
"WHAT? NO!" James and Sirius burst out at the same time.
"Does she even know who we are?" James asked.
"I know, I know, which is why, if I do get stuck..Ill just ask you guys anyway." Lana shrugged, looking at Moony, who was now asleep.
"Damn right you will." Sirius said, standing up and looking down at Lana.
"Excuse me?" Lana said, standing up and looking up at him.
"Yeah. Youre not going *near* Lucius Malfoy any more." he told Lana, with determination in his voice.
"Kinda hard, same school, and Im guessing that you have DADA and Potions with them."
"Yeah, well, you know what I meant." he scuffed his feet and looked away from Lana.
"Oh, you know what, you are *so* immature. Dont you trust me?" Lana looked up at him, hurt that he obviously didnt trust her.
"I trust you. Its him I dont trust."
"So you dont trust him around me? Whats that supposed to mean?"
"It means I dont trust him not to hurt you." Sirius said quietly. "I dont want him to hurt you." Partly true, he thought to himself. The other part is...I dont trust her not to go flirting with him when Im not around. Well I do trust her, its just...Ah never mind.
Lana felt her anger melting. "He wont. Id just...Kick his ass. And besides....I said Id ask you and James for help anyway. Do you really think Id go near Snivelly? Please!" she smiled and wrapped her arms around Sirius, laying her head on his chest, breathing in his scent. She looked up at him. "Anyway..It just means we get to spend more time together before you all leave me at the end of the year."
"Oh my god..." came Lilys voice. "Id forgotten all about that...."
"Ah, I'll be fine. Ill just...miss you all like crazy...Sneak out at weekends...Crash Sirius' flying motorbike..That kind of thing..."
"Crash Sirius motorbike?!?! Thats a sure way to get yourself killed..by Padfoot." James said, winking.
"James, youve crashed it more than anyone I know!" Lily said, squeezing his hand.
"That was NOT my fault!" he exclaimed, and Lily laughed.
~*~*~*~*~*~DEFENCE AGAINST THE DARK ARTS~*~*~*~*~*~
The Maurders, Lily and Lana sat at breakfast the next morning. Lily was asking Lana what she was planning to wear to the Christmas Ball tomorrow night.
"I have no idea. Theres a Hogsmeade trip tomorrow, so I figure Id just look then. We could go shopping." Lana suggested, buttering some toast.
"Definately," Lily said, sipping her orange juice. "But you gotta promise me one thing."
"Okay...What do you want me to promise?" she asked, taking a bite from her toast.
"That youll buy a dress. Or at least a skirt."
Lana raised her eyebrows. "Lil, have you even seen how fat my legs are? I have the worst legs."
"No you dont," Lily said, slapping Lanas wrist, "And everytime you put yourself down Im going to slap you. It doesnt have to be a short skirt." she said, re-filling her glass.
"Well...as long as its red or black." Lana said with a grin.
The bell sounded and Lana threw down her toast, and Lily finished her orange juice off quickly.
"Morning baby." Sirius said, as he sauntered out of the Great Hall with James. "Anyone seen Wormtail?" he asked, looking around.
"Nope." Lily said, taking James' hand.
"Wheres Remus?" Lana asked as Sirius wrapped his arms around her, walking behind her.
"He'll be down in a minute. He left his textbook in the dorm." Sirius informed them.
"Speak of the Devil." Lana said, as they turned the corner to see Lupin coming down the stairs. He looked extremely tired and pale. Full Moon was approaching.
"Afternoon." James said, grinning at Lupin.
"Very funny." Lupin replied, and smiled at Lana as she waved at him.
They reached the classroom and stood outside, Lana leant against the wall, kissing Sirius. Peter got there about 2 minutes later, and was in awe of James, who had stolen the Snitch again. Lily rolled her eyes and turned to Frank Longbottom, persuading him to just ask Alice out at the end of the lesson. Lana turned to her right to see Lucius, Crabbe, Goyle, Nott and Snape walking down the corridor towards them.
"What would they wanna take DADA for? Their all up their eyebrows in Dark Magic." Lana asked Sirius.
James grabbed the Snitch and shoved it in his pocket, as he saw the Slytherins approach. Sirius broke away from Lana and stood next to James, and they both had their hands on their wands, glaring at the Slytherins.
Lily walked over to James, and put her hand on his arm. "Leave it."
James looked at Lily and lowered his wand. "Fine."
Snape looked at his feet as Sirius continued to glare at him.
"What are YOU doing here, Madison?" Lucius asked, fixing his grey eyes on Lana.
"OI!" Sirius said, pointing his wand at Lucius. "Dont talk to my girl like that."
"She wasnt your girl the other night..." Lucius taunted, eyes glinting. Lana flushed a bright red and avoided looking at Sirius.
"Shut up Malfoy." Lana said quietly.
"Whats this bastard talking about Lana?" Sirius demanded, never taking his eyes off Lucius.
"Nothing. Wishful thinking." Lana said, glaring at Lucius.
"What are you doing here Madison?" Lucius asked again.
"Ive been promoted" Lana said simply, and Lucius jaw dropped. Crabbe and Goyle looked confused. Nott grabbed his wand and pointed it Lana.
Lucius smirked. "And how did you get that, Lana? Fuck the teacher?" He enjoyed the outraged expression on Lanas face, and the anger on Sirius'.
"Padfoot...Are you gonna let him talk to you like that?" James said, still looking at Snape.
"I guess the Mudbloods being demoted then." Snape said, black eyes looking at Lily.
"Sorry Lil, but that was TOO FAR!" James said, and there was a flash of light as he flicked his wand at Snape, giving him a much needed hair cut.
Lana muttered something and flicked her wand, and Snape was covered in boils.
A flash of blue light came from Notts wand and hit Lana in the chest, sending her flying backwards into the opposite wall, smashing her head on the wall.
Red light flung from Sirius wand as he Stunned Nott.
Professor Summers came down the corridor and looked at the scene that was before him. Gryffindors and Slytherins duelling. Snape covered in boils, Nott stunned, Lana knocked out against the wall, James with tiny cuts on his face, Sirius with a big gash in his arm. Red, green, blue, purple streams of light flashing, knocking cupboards over, setting paintings on fire.
"EXPELLIARMUS!" he shouted and disarmed all the students. "Reparo" he muttered, and the cupboards mended themselves and the paintings stopped burning.
They all stopped and turned to look at him. Sirius ran over to Lana and she came around, eyes looking a little unfocused.
"All of you, in that classroom NOW!" Summers shouted, eyes blazing with anger.
Lily and Sirius helped Lana up, James, Wormtail, Moony, Frank and Alice walked in behind the Slytherins.
The room had been magically changed. Along the back wall was 4 rows of seats, all raised up like in the cinema, and the rest of the room had been cleared out, except for a raised platform and some carefully placed mats.
Lily, James, Sirius and Lana took the back row, and in front of them sat Moony, Wormtail, Frank and Alice. The Slytherins took up the rest of the rows.
Summers stood on the raised platform, and looked up at them. Sirius was still trying to keep Lana awake, the blow on the head must have been pretty hard.
"Well. You think you can all stand outside my classroom and duel, do you?"
"Professor, Snivlelly called Lily a Mudblood." James pointed out.
Summers raised an eyebrow. "Really? I think thats 10 points from Slytherin then. I will not tolerate prejudice in my lesson time. Wheres Nott and Avery?" he asked, looking at the Slytherins.
"Sirius stunned Nott. Avery took him to the hospital wing." Lucius informed him.
Professor Summers sighed. "Fine. Is Lana okay?" he asked, rubbing his temples.
"I think so." Lana said, leaning back against the chair, her eyes closed. "Hell of a headache tho."
"Think you can participate in the lesson?" he asked, to the whole of the class.
They all nodded. Summers muttered the counter curse at Snape, making the boils vanish. He pointed his wand at Sirius and bandaged his arm, and there wasnt really anything he could do for James little scratches on his face.
"You shall all be in detention tomorow night." Summers told them.
Lana blinked, still seeing little dots in front of her eyes. "You okay baby"? Sirius whispered, and Lana nodded.
"As you know, for the past few days we have been studying the Unforgiveable Curses." the Slytherins looked at each other, and Lana got the feeling they knew more than their share of them. "We have read about the Unforgiveable Curses, however, they arent the only Forbidden curses." he added, just a little side information. "What can you tell me about them?"
Professor Summers looked around the classroom. "Lana?"
"Yeah?" she said, having just started doodling on a piece of parchment, the throbbing in her head lessening. "Oh. Yeah. The Unforgiveable Curses. There are 3. The use of either one will get you a life sentence in Azkaban, and maybe the Dementors Kiss."
"Which are?"
Lana stopped doodling. "The Imperius Curse. Right now, the Ministry has caught some of Voldemorts Death Eaters. They are having trouble deciding which were acting of their own free will and which were under the Imperius Curse. The Imperius Curse takes away a persons free will. They are controlled by the spell caster."
There were a few shudders from Wormtail and Alice.
Summers waved Lana on, and she continued.
"The administrator of the curse can make the person so anything. Torture, maim, kill....Or simply do cartwheels and other things that they may find amusing." This drew a laugh from Peter, and Lana looked at him. "You find this funny?" she said with disgust. He stopped laughing and flushed from the glares of Lana and the rest of the Gryffindors. Lana took a breath. "However, you can throw this curse off. Some people find it easier than others. It depends on the abilities of the mind. And on what the person controlling you is telling you to do. For example, if you are told to administer the Cruciatus Curse on someone, and even if just a tiny part of you thinks 'this is stupid' or doesnt want to do it, they should be able to throw it off, or at least move their wand so that it doesnt hit the intended person. I should think that any sane person would feel revolt at being asked to do that."
There were a few bemused faces around the room. "Explain further, Lana." Professor Summers told her.
"Well I just think that, Imperius Curse or not, that all of Voldemorts sheep should be thrown in Azkaban. Under the Imperius Curse, you still retain a sense of self. You know what youre being instructed to do. The tiniest bit of resistance can alter what you do."
"Voldemorts sheep?!!" Malfoy burst out. "You should be afraid of Voldemorts followers. Theyre dangerous and powerful. Smart people who know whats good for them keep their mouths shut. But I guess that doesnt apply to you. And if you think the Curse is that easy to throw off, prove it."
"Dont be a stupid git Malfoy." Moony said.
"Thats impossible." sneered James.
"Shut up!" Professor Summers barked. "Intresting views, Lana." his gaze went to Lucius. "Lucius here has a point. And thats what were going to be doing today. Demonstrating the Imperius Curse."
"Thats illegal!" Frank said.
"Not for this purpose it isnt." he looked around. "Lana, Lucius - come down here."
"Come on mate, chill out." Lupin said, smacking Sirius on the arm. "You can ask Lana about it yourself later."
Sirius nodded. "Yeah...Youre right."
James smacked Sirius on the back of the head. "Well were down 2 Chasers, I dont see the point in carrying on practice."
Sirius turned around and looked at James, who indicated the Maurders Map in the inside of his robes. "Alright then Padfoot..Youre the boss...Its your call.."
And with that, James dismissed the team and they headed for the showers. However, Moony, Wormtail, Padfoot and Prongs paused half-way down the corridor, doubled back and went inside the castle to sneak into Hogsmeade.
~*~*~*~*~*~LATER THAT NIGHT~*~*~*~*~*~
Lana and Lily sat by the fire, waiting for the guys to get back from Hogsmeade. It had dropped quite cold, and by Lanas watch, it was almost 10pm. Lana was worried about Sirius' reaction to the photo that they had took, it was only for a laugh and to get some leverage over Malfoy. The temperature had dropped since Quidditch Practice, so Lana had changed into some light blue jeans and a white polo neck, her hair down and not exactly straight but not curly either, slightly mussed up. Lilys flame red hair was down and beautiful and perfect as usual, and she wore pale blue cords with a pale blue jumper.
"So he was pretty mad?" Lana asked.
"For the 20th time, yes." Lily said wearily, looking at her watch. "Jesus where are they? They went into Hogsmeade hours ago."
Lana sighed. "I bet Sirius is out getting drunk. He always does when something goes wrong. Or he sits there brooding, not telling me what Ive done, which pisses me off even more."
"Wouldnt suprise me. What did McGonagall want with you anyway?" Lily asked, looking at Lana.
She shook her head. "Ill tell you when the guys get here. I cant be bothered to tell the story twice over. Sorry Lil." Stretching, Lana turned to look towards the Gryffindor Common Room portrait hole which had just swung open.
James, Sirius and Lupin looked fine. Peter, however, looked ill. "Im going to bed" he mumbled, and turned up the corridor that led to the boys dorms.
Lana stood up and looked at Sirius, who looked back. James crossed the room quickly with Lupin and sat nex to Lily, Lupin sat opposite them.
Sirius stood there looking at Lana, and he swayed on the spot a little.
"Drunk, again." Lana said, walking over to him, less than pleased.
"No." Sirius said stubbornly. Lana grabbed Sirius and helped him walk over to the couch. Not that he needed help. He wasnt that drunk.
"Sit down and be quiet." Lana instructed, and sat next to Sirius.
"What did McGonagall want?" James asked, wrapping his arms around Lily.
"Why did you seduce Lucius Malfoy?" Sirius asked, glaring at Lana.
"One at a time!" Lily said, "Girl cant answer 17 questions at once!"
Lana looked at Sirius. "Firstly, I didnt *seduce* him. I love you. Simple." she kissed him briefly but he didnt respond, so she moved away from him and sat at the other end of the couch.
"Secondly, McGonagall wanted to tell me that - "
"Youve got detention for 5 weeks!" Lupin added, cutting Lana off. "Sorry..." he said sheepishly.
"Ive been promoted. To 7th year DADA, but..It also means I have to take 7th year Potions." Lana said.
James looked at her, a little confused. "What do you mean, promoted?"
"Well, Ive been having extra - more advanced lessons on DADA for about a year. And Professor Summers thinks Im ready to try it at NEWT level."
"Really?!" Lily asked, sitting up. "Youre gonna be in my lesson? Cool! Yay!" she added, then looked around, feeling a little childish and sank back down into James' arms.
"Thing is..Im not so good at Potions. But because of the timetable switch, I have to take 7th year Potions. And I cant drop it. If I wanna be an Auror, I have to take it. Which sucks."
Sirius reached over for Lana and grabbed her hand, pulling her towards him.
"Jeez yank my arm out of its socket then!" Lana exclaimed, and shifted sideways towards him.
"So you must be pretty good at DADA then," James said quietly.
"I guess so." Lupin said, looking at James with amusement. "Guess you arent the most talented one here after all, Prongsy mate."
"Guess not." he said dejectedly.
"Can we stop with the guessing?!" Lily said, and grinned at James, "Aww baby, dont worry..I still love you, you handsome, funny, charming, witty......Dumbass." she said, laughing and kissing him at the same time.
"Lil!" Lana said, mock shocked. "Its not nice to pick on less...Intelligent people than me." Breaking into a grin, Lana threw a pillow at James. "Also, McGonagall said I was banned from playing Quidditch."
"WHAT?!" James shouted, grabbing the pillow.
"Prongs I was kidding..." Lana said, quietly.
"NEVER joke about that..Its just..Not funny." he threw the pillow back to Lana.
"Sorry." she said, grinning.
"So whats the catch?" Sirius asked, looking straight...well as straight as he could manage, at Lana.
"Ah." she said slowly, her grin fading. "Thing is...If I struggle with Potions...I have to take extra lessons...With a tutor. I suggested, you and James, cos, you know, youre good at pretty much everything, but McGonagall didnt think Id get much work done."
"Who did she suggest then?" frowned Sirius.
"Snape. Or Malfoy." Lana said quietly.
"WHAT? NO!" James and Sirius burst out at the same time.
"Does she even know who we are?" James asked.
"I know, I know, which is why, if I do get stuck..Ill just ask you guys anyway." Lana shrugged, looking at Moony, who was now asleep.
"Damn right you will." Sirius said, standing up and looking down at Lana.
"Excuse me?" Lana said, standing up and looking up at him.
"Yeah. Youre not going *near* Lucius Malfoy any more." he told Lana, with determination in his voice.
"Kinda hard, same school, and Im guessing that you have DADA and Potions with them."
"Yeah, well, you know what I meant." he scuffed his feet and looked away from Lana.
"Oh, you know what, you are *so* immature. Dont you trust me?" Lana looked up at him, hurt that he obviously didnt trust her.
"I trust you. Its him I dont trust."
"So you dont trust him around me? Whats that supposed to mean?"
"It means I dont trust him not to hurt you." Sirius said quietly. "I dont want him to hurt you." Partly true, he thought to himself. The other part is...I dont trust her not to go flirting with him when Im not around. Well I do trust her, its just...Ah never mind.
Lana felt her anger melting. "He wont. Id just...Kick his ass. And besides....I said Id ask you and James for help anyway. Do you really think Id go near Snivelly? Please!" she smiled and wrapped her arms around Sirius, laying her head on his chest, breathing in his scent. She looked up at him. "Anyway..It just means we get to spend more time together before you all leave me at the end of the year."
"Oh my god..." came Lilys voice. "Id forgotten all about that...."
"Ah, I'll be fine. Ill just...miss you all like crazy...Sneak out at weekends...Crash Sirius' flying motorbike..That kind of thing..."
"Crash Sirius motorbike?!?! Thats a sure way to get yourself killed..by Padfoot." James said, winking.
"James, youve crashed it more than anyone I know!" Lily said, squeezing his hand.
"That was NOT my fault!" he exclaimed, and Lily laughed.
~*~*~*~*~*~DEFENCE AGAINST THE DARK ARTS~*~*~*~*~*~
The Maurders, Lily and Lana sat at breakfast the next morning. Lily was asking Lana what she was planning to wear to the Christmas Ball tomorrow night.
"I have no idea. Theres a Hogsmeade trip tomorrow, so I figure Id just look then. We could go shopping." Lana suggested, buttering some toast.
"Definately," Lily said, sipping her orange juice. "But you gotta promise me one thing."
"Okay...What do you want me to promise?" she asked, taking a bite from her toast.
"That youll buy a dress. Or at least a skirt."
Lana raised her eyebrows. "Lil, have you even seen how fat my legs are? I have the worst legs."
"No you dont," Lily said, slapping Lanas wrist, "And everytime you put yourself down Im going to slap you. It doesnt have to be a short skirt." she said, re-filling her glass.
"Well...as long as its red or black." Lana said with a grin.
The bell sounded and Lana threw down her toast, and Lily finished her orange juice off quickly.
"Morning baby." Sirius said, as he sauntered out of the Great Hall with James. "Anyone seen Wormtail?" he asked, looking around.
"Nope." Lily said, taking James' hand.
"Wheres Remus?" Lana asked as Sirius wrapped his arms around her, walking behind her.
"He'll be down in a minute. He left his textbook in the dorm." Sirius informed them.
"Speak of the Devil." Lana said, as they turned the corner to see Lupin coming down the stairs. He looked extremely tired and pale. Full Moon was approaching.
"Afternoon." James said, grinning at Lupin.
"Very funny." Lupin replied, and smiled at Lana as she waved at him.
They reached the classroom and stood outside, Lana leant against the wall, kissing Sirius. Peter got there about 2 minutes later, and was in awe of James, who had stolen the Snitch again. Lily rolled her eyes and turned to Frank Longbottom, persuading him to just ask Alice out at the end of the lesson. Lana turned to her right to see Lucius, Crabbe, Goyle, Nott and Snape walking down the corridor towards them.
"What would they wanna take DADA for? Their all up their eyebrows in Dark Magic." Lana asked Sirius.
James grabbed the Snitch and shoved it in his pocket, as he saw the Slytherins approach. Sirius broke away from Lana and stood next to James, and they both had their hands on their wands, glaring at the Slytherins.
Lily walked over to James, and put her hand on his arm. "Leave it."
James looked at Lily and lowered his wand. "Fine."
Snape looked at his feet as Sirius continued to glare at him.
"What are YOU doing here, Madison?" Lucius asked, fixing his grey eyes on Lana.
"OI!" Sirius said, pointing his wand at Lucius. "Dont talk to my girl like that."
"She wasnt your girl the other night..." Lucius taunted, eyes glinting. Lana flushed a bright red and avoided looking at Sirius.
"Shut up Malfoy." Lana said quietly.
"Whats this bastard talking about Lana?" Sirius demanded, never taking his eyes off Lucius.
"Nothing. Wishful thinking." Lana said, glaring at Lucius.
"What are you doing here Madison?" Lucius asked again.
"Ive been promoted" Lana said simply, and Lucius jaw dropped. Crabbe and Goyle looked confused. Nott grabbed his wand and pointed it Lana.
Lucius smirked. "And how did you get that, Lana? Fuck the teacher?" He enjoyed the outraged expression on Lanas face, and the anger on Sirius'.
"Padfoot...Are you gonna let him talk to you like that?" James said, still looking at Snape.
"I guess the Mudbloods being demoted then." Snape said, black eyes looking at Lily.
"Sorry Lil, but that was TOO FAR!" James said, and there was a flash of light as he flicked his wand at Snape, giving him a much needed hair cut.
Lana muttered something and flicked her wand, and Snape was covered in boils.
A flash of blue light came from Notts wand and hit Lana in the chest, sending her flying backwards into the opposite wall, smashing her head on the wall.
Red light flung from Sirius wand as he Stunned Nott.
Professor Summers came down the corridor and looked at the scene that was before him. Gryffindors and Slytherins duelling. Snape covered in boils, Nott stunned, Lana knocked out against the wall, James with tiny cuts on his face, Sirius with a big gash in his arm. Red, green, blue, purple streams of light flashing, knocking cupboards over, setting paintings on fire.
"EXPELLIARMUS!" he shouted and disarmed all the students. "Reparo" he muttered, and the cupboards mended themselves and the paintings stopped burning.
They all stopped and turned to look at him. Sirius ran over to Lana and she came around, eyes looking a little unfocused.
"All of you, in that classroom NOW!" Summers shouted, eyes blazing with anger.
Lily and Sirius helped Lana up, James, Wormtail, Moony, Frank and Alice walked in behind the Slytherins.
The room had been magically changed. Along the back wall was 4 rows of seats, all raised up like in the cinema, and the rest of the room had been cleared out, except for a raised platform and some carefully placed mats.
Lily, James, Sirius and Lana took the back row, and in front of them sat Moony, Wormtail, Frank and Alice. The Slytherins took up the rest of the rows.
Summers stood on the raised platform, and looked up at them. Sirius was still trying to keep Lana awake, the blow on the head must have been pretty hard.
"Well. You think you can all stand outside my classroom and duel, do you?"
"Professor, Snivlelly called Lily a Mudblood." James pointed out.
Summers raised an eyebrow. "Really? I think thats 10 points from Slytherin then. I will not tolerate prejudice in my lesson time. Wheres Nott and Avery?" he asked, looking at the Slytherins.
"Sirius stunned Nott. Avery took him to the hospital wing." Lucius informed him.
Professor Summers sighed. "Fine. Is Lana okay?" he asked, rubbing his temples.
"I think so." Lana said, leaning back against the chair, her eyes closed. "Hell of a headache tho."
"Think you can participate in the lesson?" he asked, to the whole of the class.
They all nodded. Summers muttered the counter curse at Snape, making the boils vanish. He pointed his wand at Sirius and bandaged his arm, and there wasnt really anything he could do for James little scratches on his face.
"You shall all be in detention tomorow night." Summers told them.
Lana blinked, still seeing little dots in front of her eyes. "You okay baby"? Sirius whispered, and Lana nodded.
"As you know, for the past few days we have been studying the Unforgiveable Curses." the Slytherins looked at each other, and Lana got the feeling they knew more than their share of them. "We have read about the Unforgiveable Curses, however, they arent the only Forbidden curses." he added, just a little side information. "What can you tell me about them?"
Professor Summers looked around the classroom. "Lana?"
"Yeah?" she said, having just started doodling on a piece of parchment, the throbbing in her head lessening. "Oh. Yeah. The Unforgiveable Curses. There are 3. The use of either one will get you a life sentence in Azkaban, and maybe the Dementors Kiss."
"Which are?"
Lana stopped doodling. "The Imperius Curse. Right now, the Ministry has caught some of Voldemorts Death Eaters. They are having trouble deciding which were acting of their own free will and which were under the Imperius Curse. The Imperius Curse takes away a persons free will. They are controlled by the spell caster."
There were a few shudders from Wormtail and Alice.
Summers waved Lana on, and she continued.
"The administrator of the curse can make the person so anything. Torture, maim, kill....Or simply do cartwheels and other things that they may find amusing." This drew a laugh from Peter, and Lana looked at him. "You find this funny?" she said with disgust. He stopped laughing and flushed from the glares of Lana and the rest of the Gryffindors. Lana took a breath. "However, you can throw this curse off. Some people find it easier than others. It depends on the abilities of the mind. And on what the person controlling you is telling you to do. For example, if you are told to administer the Cruciatus Curse on someone, and even if just a tiny part of you thinks 'this is stupid' or doesnt want to do it, they should be able to throw it off, or at least move their wand so that it doesnt hit the intended person. I should think that any sane person would feel revolt at being asked to do that."
There were a few bemused faces around the room. "Explain further, Lana." Professor Summers told her.
"Well I just think that, Imperius Curse or not, that all of Voldemorts sheep should be thrown in Azkaban. Under the Imperius Curse, you still retain a sense of self. You know what youre being instructed to do. The tiniest bit of resistance can alter what you do."
"Voldemorts sheep?!!" Malfoy burst out. "You should be afraid of Voldemorts followers. Theyre dangerous and powerful. Smart people who know whats good for them keep their mouths shut. But I guess that doesnt apply to you. And if you think the Curse is that easy to throw off, prove it."
"Dont be a stupid git Malfoy." Moony said.
"Thats impossible." sneered James.
"Shut up!" Professor Summers barked. "Intresting views, Lana." his gaze went to Lucius. "Lucius here has a point. And thats what were going to be doing today. Demonstrating the Imperius Curse."
"Thats illegal!" Frank said.
"Not for this purpose it isnt." he looked around. "Lana, Lucius - come down here."
