Hey! I just thought I'd take this time to up date this story. (Mystic's starting to look awful. I think it's about time for her to get reborn and while she's little she can't hurt me. =P) Now let's see what was I gonna do.…………. Oh yah. Up date my story. I better get on with it then.
Oh just a little note- James doesn't have glasses yet. Don't worry he will but not yet.
Disclaimer- I don't own any thing here. I really wish I did but I don't OK.
The Marauders: The Beginning
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Sirius had chased James around the vault 3 time before they both got tired. Panting they leaned against a statue of… well to be truthful they had no clue what it was but that's besides the point.
"Truce." James said to Sirius who was laying on the floor several feet away because he still smelled.
"Ok, truce. But you owe be big Jamesie."
"What ever. Say do you think they realize were gone yet."
"Probably. Hey what time is it?"
"It's time for you to get your own watch Si."
"Why would I need to do that? You always have your watch on. Anyway it would probably get broken anyway."
"That's no excuse." James said looking at his wrist. "Oh no."
"Waz up?" Sirius sat up so he could see James.
"My watch! It must have fallen of again." James had several different watches but his favorite was a red and gold one that had been given to him by his grandfather. Unfortunately the claps on it never stayed on properly so that would mean it was always falling of.
"You prat. Why'd you wear that one?"
"It was the first one I grabbed this morning." James started looking around franticly. Turning to Sirius he wailed "I have to find that watch. Dad'll kill me if I lost it. It's been in the family for years."
"James, buddy calm down I probably fell of while you were running around like a maniac.
"Oh, I was running around like a maniac?" He gave a skeptical look his best friend.
"Yah, James you were." Sirius smirked at James who was now on his hands and knees looking at every nook and cranny for his watch.
"I still don't understand why your dad never magicly fix that thing."
"Sirius how many times must I tell you he can't. It has a sort of magical resistance to it. It can't be changed by a spell or anything magical."
"Oh" Was all Sirius could say. "Oy! Where're you going?" He called to James's retreating back.
"I'm going to look for my watch."
"Well wait for me!" He scrambled up and chased after James.
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Meanwhile their parents were trying to figure out their own plan on how to find the boys since the goblins didn't seem like they would be any help. Mr. Potter had calmed down and was talking rationally again. The head goblin had left and made his second in command, Modwin, stay with the two sets of parents. Right away they had started to interrogate him on all he knew about the tunnels.
"How about we try a locator spell?" Mr. Black said to Mr. Potter.
"Um… excuse me Mr. Black that would be impossible." Modwin said tentively hoping not to set of the rage of Mr. Potter or Mr. Black. The tunnels have been magicly protected so that nothing in it can be found with a locator spell down there.
"Well what do you want us to do?" Mr. Black said in a loud voice his temper almost getting the better of him.
"Uh…" Modwin looked around as if looking for some one to rescue him. "You could… well…" Suddenly inspiration hit him. "You could go back to the last place the boys were seen and look there." Every looked at him.
"Of course you're a genius." Mrs. Black squealed in a high pitched voice. Everyone turned to look at her. "Oh no. She looked at her hands where she held the wrapper of a piece of chocolate she had eaten to relieve some stress. "I must have eaten one of the voice changing candies those two made last week."
Mr. Black and Potter chucked. "Even missing those two manage to pull a prank."
Mrs. Potter took charge for the moment taking out her wand she pointed it at Mrs. Black's throat. "orthrotonea [1]"
"Thanks Lauren." Mrs. Black massaged her throat.
"Your welcome." Mrs. Potter then turned to Modwin. "Can you please get two carts and another goblin to drive us down to the Potter vault."
"Of course madam." He bowed and left. He returned moments later with Windrod and motioned that they should follow him. Staning they went to the loading dock and climbed into the carts waiting for them.
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Down at the vault James was panicking. He and Sirius had looked everywhere in the vault and they still couldn't find James's watch. Though they had found several ancient brooms, a flying carpet, a magic lamp, a huge picture of this really old guy, and a couple of books on different kinds of magic.
After searching the vault once Sirius went and sat down next to that weird statue again and watched James search. James realizing that he had already searched everywhere came and sat down next to Sirius.
"I'm dead Sirius. My dad's gonna kill me. They should have given the watch to Tom. He wouldn't have lost a family heirloom."
"Dude, stop wallowing. It makes me want to hurl." Sirius said to James pushing him over.
"Well what do you want me to do?"
"Here see if you can figure out what this is supposed to be." Sirius stood up and indicated to the statue they had been leaning on.
"Fine," James looked up at the statue. A quick glimmer caught James eye. He stood and realize there was a space in the… what appeared to be the mouth of the creature. Standing he reached out to get the shiny thing.
"What's up James?" Sirius asked at the sudden activity of reaching into the mouth of a statue of who knew what.
"There's something in here." James said while reaching out to grab what ever it was. It was placed pretty far in. "Hold it… almost got it."
"Uh." Sirius walked up and looked at the space James's arm was in. He casually leaned on something protruding from the statue. The thing bucked under his weight and shifted. He fell to the ground.
James looked at him with the 'You are insane' look on his face. Suddenly a faint clicking noise came from inside the statue. Looking up into the space he had a brief glance of something falling towards him. Then what ever it was hit him in the face knocking him out.
At that Sirius jumped to his feet and over to James. "Oh no!" He then began to repeatedly shake James hoping to revive him.
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Just outside the vault the Potters and the Blacks were looking for evidence of where the boys went. Mr. Potter was walking near the door of the vault when something red and gold caught his eye. Bending over he knew what it was. It was James's watch. Grasping it he realized it was also stuck halfway in the great door of the vault.
"Lauren! Chris, Emily!" He called to the Blacks and Mrs. Potter. They came at a run.
"Yah, Will. Did you find them?" Mr. Black asked franticly.
"Yes I think I did."
"Where, dear?" Mrs. Potter pressed.
"What does this look to you?" he indicated to the part of the watch that protruded from the vault.
"Oh my! It's James's watch!"
"Yep, and it's also stuck. Which means…"
"Which means James and most likely Sirius too are inside the vault." Mr. Black interjected.
"Here hand me the key Lauren." Mr. Potter held out his hand for the key.
"OK. It should be right here…" She looked in her purse and in all her pockets. "I don't have it. The boys must have it."
"Ok, fine." Mr. Black turned to Windrod and Modwin. "You have a way to open these vaults with out a key right?"
The two goblins looked at each other. Bravely Modwin stepped up "Um… I'm sorry sir but since this vault is old it can only be opened by a key."
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Hehehehe! Cliffy! I love cliffies can't you tell. =D
I guess you'll just have to wait to find out everything. Now go review if you want to find out what happens. The more reviews I get the faster I'll get a new chapter up. So remember review.
Mystic- *Screeches and burst into flames.*
Whoa cool. *Watches pile of soot when a new bird pops up.* Awwwwwwwww how cute. *reaches out to touch the newly born Mystic*
Mystic- *Pecks at Moon*Wolf's hand*
Owwwwwwww!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Stupid bird
[1] This is a word I mad up from the Greek roots orthro- and ton- meaning correct tone.