Okay, here is another chapter. I thank you for all the reviews, and to those who said Ted Tonks was a muggle, its in OoP that he is a muggle born.

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Now for the rest of the story, I'm planning one more chapter, maybe two. It depends how much I write. And then when I finish this story, I'm taking time off and I am going to write most of my story before starting to post it (I'll see how long that one lasts… lol). I think I've mentioned this but I am going to skip to their 6th year, well actually the summer between their 5th and 6th year. It won't be a year long fic, just a summer one, but Sirius is going to get out of Grimmauld Place.

So once again, thanks for the reviews, I don't own Harry Potter or any of its characters, J.K Rowling does! Thank you.

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"All the books on Animagus are in the Restricted Section," James whispered to Sirius as he slid into his seat at the Gryffindor Table.

"That's stupid," Sirius scowled. "How are we suppose to know what we are up against?"

James looked next to him at Remus' seat. It was the full moon and Remus had left for the hospital wing after classes. James felt sick unable to bear his friend having to go through the painful transformation and not being able to help. Why couldn't Remus realize they just wanted to help him?

He sighed and looked up and glanced around the hall and his eyes stopped at the Slytherin Table. "Everything all set?"

"Of course, two minutes."

"Good."

"I made sure the charms were still there down in the kitchens. You should see the House Elves, they are just as excited as us!" Sirius reported.

"Great. Why?" James asked.

"I think they heard about my Aunt's new routine."

"And that is?"

"When a Black House Elf dies, she beheads it and puts it up in the Hall."

"That's sick." Peter had been listening in on their conversation.

"Tell me about it," Sirius made a face. "I can't wait to see it."

"How did you find out about it?" James asked

"Regulus wrote Bella and she told me they were doing the beheading in my room," Sirius made another face.

"That's disgusting," James copied Sirius' face of disgust.

"They are here," Sirius looked up at the Slytherin Table. Every day at dinner they seemed to come in at 7:30pm. Sirius and James looked down at their plates waiting. "You ready for this Peter?"

"What are you going to do?" Peter asked confused.

"Well you will just have to wait and see won't you," Sirius grinned.

To get their minds off Remus, James and Sirius decided to play a joke on the Slytherins. They had of course picked on their favorite 6 Slytherins.

"1 minute."

"All right, eat up you snakes," Sirius muttered.

"Is it to do with the Slytherins?" Peter asked.

When one minute had gone by, there was a series of pops at the Slytherin Table and Lucius Malfoy disappeared.

"Yes!" James whispered to Sirius and they both continued to eat. With another glance up, Sirius saw that Bellatrix and Narcissa were both gone, and Rabastin Lestrange with a pop disappeared too.

Rodolophus Lestrange was next and then followed Severus Snape and most of the Slytherin Table. In their places, as the rest of the school found out was rodents and snakes. One rodent, who they guessed to be Lucius Malfoy, was running across the Hall trying to avoid the snakes that were trying to eat it.

Students from other tables stood up trying to see and they whispered loudly among themselves. Sirius and James looked up to see everyone else's reactions. They all laughed loudly when one rodent kept knocking into the benches and table legs trying to escape the snakes. Professor Nigle went to his table and began questioning the three students who had not been turned into rodents or snakes. As he questioned them, two more turned into rodents.

Dumbledore also got up and turned to look at the Gryffindor Table. Though he could see the two boys laughing and looking innocent, he had not been a teacher for 30 years for nothing. He smiled and went to the Slytherin Table to help make amends.

Sirius turned to Andromeda and smiled. She smiled back remembering the other night. Ted was also laughing, neither acting like the Head Girl and Perfect they were.

"Mr. Potter, Mr. Black the Headmaster would like to see you in his office," Professor McGonagall came up behind them and spoke sharply.

"I wonder why," James turned to Sirius who shrugged.

They saw Dumbledore heading to an exit so they went after him.


"Bye Peter! Don't wait up for us!" Sirius laughed and they both waved to their friend.

Sirius turned back at the door though to see all the Slytherins reappear and most of them running from the Hall embarrassed.

Dumbledore was waiting for them at the entrance to his office. He gave the password and together they went in. Up in his office he sat behind his desk and offered the two chairs in front of it to James and Sirius.

They sat and looked at them with a smile, "That was quite a show boys." He thought for a moment and then continued, "This is the second attack on Slytherins in the last week. Professor McGonagall came upon Mr. Malfoy, the Lestrange brothers, and the two Ms. Blacks the other night. They had been cursed. May I ask where you two boys were that night? Between after dinner and curfew?"

"On a walk with my cousin Andromeda," Sirius told him with no hesitation.

"Were you seen by anyone else?"

"Ted Tonks was with us, and most of the Gryffindors saw Andromeda and Ted walk with us until the Tower."

"Um."

"You didn't meet any Slytherins?"

"No," James responded.

"They said you had a disagreement with them," Dumbledore told them.

"Not that night," Sirius said seriously.

"Um," Dumbledore said again. "And tonight?"

"That was a good joke," Sirius grinned.

"I will give you two credit, for first years it was a very advanced work of Transfiguration." Dumbledore smiled at them.

Sirius and James looked at each other, getting by Dumbledore was difficult. They knew though when he spoke so directly he knew, "Thank you sir." They answered.

"I would advise both of you to be careful with those five Slytherins. I can give you detention and tell you to stay away but neither will effect you."

"Everyone fears them sir, someone has to stand up to them," Sirius said bravely.

"Gryffindors, the home of the brave," Dumbledore smiled. "You do your House justice. Well I suppose I shouldn't keep you from dinner any longer. Go boys."

They left. As the door closed Dumbledore spoke, "And 50 points to Gryffindor for the advanced spells." He smiled.

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The two boys walked toward the lake. They had left the common room; Sirius had been unable to sit still and all day James had known something was bothering him. Not sure what it was he followed him out of the Tower. Sirius glanced at him as he came up next to him but neither spoke until they were outside and near the lake. It was a few days since their trick against the Slytherins, who were still angry that the boys had gotten by without punishment.

"The year is coming to an end," Sirius sighed deeply and turned to him. He glanced up at the setting sun with his eyes sad and weary.

"Yeah, its been a weird year," James said cautiously.

"If we could just stay here all summer…"

"Is that what's bothering you?" James asked.

"Um. I'm not afraid of much James, but the summer at Grimmauld Place sends shivers up my back. I can't go back, not now, I can't go back as a Gryffindor."

"You're a blood relation, they won't hurt you or anything," James tried to reason with him.

"Won't they? I'm a blood traitor to them, I'm not worth anything," Sirius said.

"Come and stay with me then," James suggested.

"I can't. The only way for me to come to your place would be to run away. I can't do that, as much as I want to, Andromeda was right I need them. I have nothing, no money, and no way to support myself… I'm stuck with them."

They continued to walk. Sirius wished he could be seventeen years old like Andromeda and be off on his own.

"We can owl each other," James suggested.

"Maybe."

They continued to walk.

"What about the madman? Do you think it will be a problem this summer?" Sirius asked. "I'm sure I will hear more about it, the Blacks would support him."

"I will probably hear the Auror's side of it," James said. The Potters had been Aurors for generations.

"I'd like to be an Auror one day," Sirius whispered.

James turned to look at him, "What?"

"Wouldn't it be good payback to be the one who stops idiots like the Blacks? I'd like to do something good in the world."

"We can become Aurors together!" James told him.

"Promise?" Sirius asked as he stopped walking.

"Promise."

"And we never speak of this again?" Sirius pressed.

"Of course, our secret."

They continued to walk, and as they walked the sun went down and the moon came out. Sirius and James circled the lake a few times taking in the stars and the moonlight. Sirius stopped walking his eyes staring at the moon.

"What are we going to do about Remus?"

James sighed deeply, "He won't let us do anything. And we can't get to the books, but we know its going to be hard since no one does it. Remus keeps saying it's too dangerous. What is there to do?"

"To hell with Remus, I'm sick of thinking that while he suffers there is nothing we can do. Let's do it. And when he finds out, he finds out. We won't let him stop us though. All we have been doing is thinking and talking, let's act. He won't stop us, we won't let him."

"Agreed."

"Peter of course will want in," Sirius nodded. "We should do it together."

"And I'm sure between our houses, we can find the books we need."

"Of course."

"We stick together no matter what," Sirius told him.

"No matter what."