Ok, ok everyone- I can't help it because I've wanted to do this ever since I found this site (which is actually quite recently because for the most part of my like, the internet and myself did not understand each other.) so here's me list of thanks…*beams*

Erm…thanks Prowling Wolf for following the story from the beginning (because that wasn't like, three chapters ago hehehe) and for loving it and pointing out my (DELIBERATE) mistakes. (You know I was just testing you guys…^_^)

Thanks Salamander for encouragement as it is my first fic and all!! 

Thanks Unseen Stag for finding this funny, it's a strange thing I'll grant you.

Thanks to kitsune-oni (wow my spell check did not like your name) for finding my mistakes (rare as they may be ^_-) and of course you can have some potion *hands big tub of specially brewed potion with official lightbulbs inc. stamp on*

Thanks to Icy- enjoy this chapter as I can see you positively fainting with anticipation.

Thanks to Snuffles is my dog.  However, I am not quite agreeing you there seeing as Sirius Black takes up his residence in my bed therefore cannot be your dog ^_-.  Hehehehe…I expect quite a few angry returns at this claim but I will use the flames to light my candles for our beautifully romantic evening together…ahhh. Well, come on…I can only wish!

Lastly but not leastly thanks Nikki for a lovely review

Woah, ok that was long and very padded out!  I'll get on with it now.

Chapter 4- The Three Broomsticks

The Three Broomsticks would have been over crowded anyway at a Hogwarts's Hogsmeade weekend, but due to the weather conditions most of the people formally wandering along the wide street, had sought refuse inside. 

The place was teaming- seemingly bursting at it's shackles for all the people who packed had packed themselves into it noisily and were now making very jolly.  This was mainly due to the number of Hogwarts's young witches and wizards, and although only fourth year and above were allowed, this was a great deal.

But as soon as the four marauders entered the inn which had been humming like a beehive, there was a noticeable change.   Well, noticeable to the four young men's eyes as they were already on guard from their odd encounter with the old Mrs Doobledwight.  There was an alert stillness and the turning of archly interested feminine eyes.

Shrugging unhelpfully to Remus and James, Sirius began to make his way towards the bar, through the crushing crowd. 

However, he was prevented from moving any further by the abrupt standing up of a sixth year Ravenclaw girl called Milly.

Of course he knew her- she was gorgeous and he had wanted her ever since he was a first year and she a sophisticated second year.  But she merely teased his advances.  He was a year younger then he and the taboo was not easily broken.  She wanted him all the same, who didn't want Sirius Black?

But now as she stood up her eyes were glazed and she bit her lip as her hungry gaze swept across his face resting upon his dark lips and then flicking, flirtatiously, back up to his eyes. 

The swiftness and unexpectedness of her sudden standing meant that she was very close to him, their chests inches apart.  Her boyfriend, a burly seventh year stood up accordingly and when Milly pressed Sirius up against the door and their faces were nearly touching he ventured forwards towards the couple.

But before the dangerous looking seventh year could even approach, there was a loud crack and a horrified scream. 

Another girl had risen from her seat and slapped Milly across the face and now more girls and woman piled in form the bar, clawing at each other and at Sirius.

Looking desperately to Remus and James he found them both in severely uncompromising positions, Remus his back pressed against a table, wide eyed and looking extremely frightened, and James looking completely bewildered, his glasses hanging from one ear.

Finally managing to push away the unwelcome advances, an extremely red Remus batted his way through to Sirius.

'We have to leave now!' he hissed, the desperation already rising in his voice, already more high pitched then usual.

'The potion will wear off soon!' Sirius panted, trying to sound convincing.  'Anyway, where is your sense of fun, Moony?'

Remus's mouth drooped open for a second before he snapped, 'I think I left it somewhere in Magical Menagerie.'  True to Remus's guesses, Sirius closed his mouth and a fleeting look of both disgust and dread passed over it as he caught sight of the old, ugly barmaid swarming towards them.

'Ok, on my count we run.  One…' But James had already seized the back of his robes and they all broke into a sprint, bashing their shoulders against each other and the door frame in their fervent hurry to escape.

The rain was heavier and the wind whipped their cloaks about them, moaning loudly about the streets and stripping the trees of the last few, browning leaves. 

Running and slipping along the cobbled street, Remus, Sirius and James did not look to see that they were followed and with James in the lead, turned the corner back to Hogwarts. 

Slowing their sprint to a half-hearted and extremely exhausted jog, they turned the last corner to see the castle spread out in front of them.  Ducking into the thinner trees of the forbidden forest, the three realised for the first time that they had lost Peter. 

Each shrugged inwardly.

'Ok, you are telling me right now,' James said, trying to calm his ragged voice.

Sirius looked at Remus who gave him a 'this was all your idea' stare back.

Clearing his throat Sirius explained, 'It's to do with that spilt potion yesterday, I think that's why Peter's unaffected.  Anyway, we were brewing this irresistibility potion for you because we were fed up of you mooning around after Lily all day and thought you should get a break.  Well, it wasn't finished- no hair from her ladyship's precious head and it still had to be left overnight to calm.  We assumed it just would be wasted…'  Trailing off he saw James grimace and giving them both a look.

'Oh right guys.  Thanks for your faith in my natural animal magnetism,' James said in reply, voice heavily laden with sarcasm.

'You know, I think I know what happened,' Remus said, his brow creased in thought.  'Well because we hadn't added Lily's hair, the potion worked without any kind of selection, except of course for the victims to be female.  And it obviously had a reason for it to be left to calm overnight.'

'You know,' Sirius interjected suddenly looking pensive.  'Every time that sort of thing happens in a fantasy it doesn't end with me running away from all the horny girls.  And now it happens for real…' he sighed.  'Ironic that.'

Remus's eyes flew even wider open and he pressed the others to the back of a wide tree trunk.  Girls' voices, bickering and hungry flew past them towards the castle. 

'Not good,' confirmed James.  'Well we'll have to head back towards the castle.  It's the only place we know well enough to hide in and we should probably get the Marauder's Map while we're there too.'

There nods all around, though a sullen, pouting one from Sirius, who had recognized the voice of Milly from the passing group of girls.   

'On my count…' Sirius began.

'Come on, let's just go!'

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Mmmmmm…Sirius pouting… *goes off into never ending dreamworld*

Review if you want to…

(a) Find out who the marauders bump into in Gryffindor common room…

(b) Find out what happens with Snape in the dungeon's…

(c) Find out how much more embarrassed Remus can possibly get…

(d) See more of Sirius pouting…

(e) Encourage disincludement of the rat… (yes spell check; I know it's not a word, deal with it!)

(f) More Sirius!  More James!  More Remus! No Peter!... 

(g) Get a massive virtual hug from moi…

(h) Encourage me to write the next chapter

Ok, that should be enough to be going with guys.  Come on…I mean, how persuasive is my argument???

I'll be a lawyer yet!!