Sirius and Remus ran down the stairs and outside. Sirius transformed since no one was around and ran faster. He rounded the corner and saw Snape and his Slytherin buddies, all of the people Peter had named, taking off. He transformed without any of them seeing and got his wand out. Remus got closer and saw Sirius trying to blast them down, literally. Sirius threw another spell at them. The spell almost hit McNair, but now they seemed to have their own wands out and they were firing back. Sirius and Remus took cover just as McGonagall got there, and she took cover too. As soon as the Slytherins were out of range, they stopped throwing curses over their shoulders and flew off.

Sirius ran to get a broom but McGonagall stopped him. Sirius! Don't follow them. They'll be more dangerous than ever, and the proper authorities need to capture them.

Sirius threw her a look of disbelief but stood there knowing that she was right, and he didn't know where they had gone or who they were meeting. He cursed and kicked the storage room door closed with a slam.

Moments later Dumbledore appeared with James at his heals. James yelled out as he saw them all. Where is he?!

Remus answered. was his reply, and he left it at that. Dumbledore looked at McGonagall and nodded at her. She turned to Sirius, Remus, and James. You may return to your dormitory. Ms. Evans and Mr. Pettigrew will join you as soon as we return to Professor Dumbledore's office and tell them that they may leave. She gave them a warning look as they were all about to protest about being left in the dark, I mean, look at all they had been through! They know more than either of them! But they all backed off and nodded when Dumbledore stared at them and nodded. McGonagall and Dumbledore strode back to the front of the school and James, Sirius, and Remus followed slowly in silence.