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A/N: This entire story has been edited! I wrote it two years ago, and I saw some spots where I could improve things. I hope you enjoy it!
Chapter 10: The Whomping Willow
The next day, James waited in the common room for Lily. When Lily came out of the dorm, she strode past him and didn't look at him. James got up from his seat.
"Lily! I have to talk to you!" he cried, catching up to her. But she continued to ignore him. "Lily, I have to tell you something!" She walked faster.
"Lily!" James called. She continued to ignore him. He followed her all the way down to the Great Hall. When she sat down, James took the chair next to her, spinning it around so he could rest his arms on the back of the chair.
"Lily! Will you just hear me out?" he asked impatiently. Lily turned to him, and looked into his eyes. He stared right back, gazing into her magnificent green eyes. She looked as if she was on the verge of tears.
"I hate you, James Potter," she said quietly, and she got up and walked out of the Great Hall. Everyone turned to James and stared. He just sighed and moved to sit down next to Sirius. He couldn't go chase after her again; it would just make things worse.
"It'll get better, Prongs," said Sirius reassuringly, and clapped him on the shoulder.
"I really hope so..." replied James, burying his face in his hands, shaking his head miserably.
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During Care of Magical Creatures, James had gotten so tense about his situation between himself and Lily, that he hexed Snape. And for once, Snape wasn't being his usual snickering self; he was simply asking James for some help with his Niffler. James was given detention for an unprovoked attack. So he would have to miss Quidditch practice, and Sirius, Remus, and Peter would have to go into the Whomping Willow by themselves.
"Scrubbing bedpans...ugh ..." sighed James.
"Ah, don't worry, James. I've done that millions of times," said Sirius. "It's not nearly as bad as it seems. Well, the smell is pretty unbearable, and...never mind, forget it." James punched Sirius in his shoulder.
"Thanks, Sirius, I can always count on you to cheer me up," replied James sarcastically.
"Anytime, Jamesy-boy, anytime."
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During dinner, Ron jumped up from his seat. Harry, Hermione, Draco, Neville, Fred and George looked at him with puzzled looks on their faces.
"Ro-oh, sorry, Derek, what's wrong?" asked Harry.
"What happened yesterday?" he cried.
"Derek! Are you okay?" said Neville.
"Tell me! What happened yesterday? I can't remember anything that happened after dinner!" he cried, grabbing Harry by his shoulders and shaking him.
"Derek! Calm down!" replied Harry, who was getting very dizzy.
"You know, I can't remember anything either," said Neville thoughtfully.
"Neither can I..." said Draco.
"Can ANYONE remember ANYTHING?" asked Ron. All of them shook their heads.
"I just remember James, Remus, Sirius and Peter acting really weird..." said Fred.
"Yeah! And we all drank from the goblets and..." said George, then Hermione interrupted.
"They must have put Sleeping Draught into your drinks," she said simply.
"WHAT?" cried Neville.
"But why?" asked Ron. "Why would they want us to fall asleep?"
"I dunno..." said Harry. "Maybe they wanted to be alone or something."
Hermione pondered for a moment and looked up at the ceiling. Then she had a sudden brainstorm: 'Tonight is supposed to be a Full Moon!' Hermione gasped. They stared at her.
"Derek! Daniel! Let's go!" she cried, getting up and grabbing her bag.
"What? Why?" asked Ron.
"Just follow me! We'll meet you guys in the common room tonight," she added, looking at Neville, Fred, George and Draco. They ran out of the Great Hall.
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"Hermione! What are we doing in the library?" asked Harry.
"Ssssh! Quick! Over here!" she steered them into a quiet corner.
"Hermione, what's going on?" asked Ron with a bewildered look on his face.
"It's a Full Moon tonight!" she cried.
"So?" said Ron. Harry elbowed him.
"Remus!" Harry cried. Ron gulped.
"I forgot all about that! So, you think THAT'S why they made us fall asleep?" he asked. "To plan everything?"
"I'd bet Harry's Firebolt on it." she replied.
"Oh, not my Firebolt..." said Harry. Ron laughed.
"Well, we really don't have anything to worry about, though. They probably have it under control," said Harry.
"Yeah, they probably do," agreed Ron. Hermione bit her lip.
" I hope so."
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James was busy scrubbing the bedpans in the Hospital Wing. Sirius was right, the smell WAS unbearable.
"Only a dozen more bedpans to go..." said James sadly.
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Meanwhile, Sirius, Remus, and Peter were busy stuffing the Marauder's Map and Invisibility Cloak into their robes. Remus looked really tired.
"Hey, Moony, you okay?" asked Peter.
"Oh, yes. I'm fine." Replied Remus. "Come on, let's go."
They walked out of the Common Room, and walked toward the grounds. They didn't use the cloak yet, since the Gryffindors didn't have to be back in the common room until nine o' clock.
As they turned the corner, Lily was walking out of the girl's bathroom. When she saw Sirius, she quickly went back inside and shut the door, hoping to avoid James and his friends. The bathroom door had a tiny broken window, and Lily assumed that Peeves had thrown a rock at it or something. She was able to see and hear them, so she could leave with no interruptions. Then she saw that James wasn't with Sirius and Peter, and remembered that he received a detention during Care of Magical Creatures. But where was Remus?
Then she saw Severus came down the corridor after them. The two of them were completely unaware of Snape's presence. Snape took the opportunity to get the Marauders back. He aimed his wand at Sirius, and muttered a curse. Suddenly, angry red boils sprouted all over Sirius's body.
"Aargh!" he bellowed, and turned around to see who had done it. He saw Snape standing there, laughing. Sirius performed the counter-curse, and then lunged at Snape. As they fought, Peter screamed for them to stop. When Peter finally broke them up, Sirius's lip was bleeding, and Snape had a black eye. They got up, and Sirius wiped his lip with his sleeve.
"You slimy toe rag!" Sirius roared, and he attempted to attack Snape again. But Peter grabbed the back of his robes.
"Sirius! Stop! Let's go!" cried Peter.
"Wait. I need to ask Black a question," said Snape.
"What? You give him boils and expect him to answer a question for you?" asked Peter, bewildered.
"You shut up, Pettigrew," snarled Snape.
"You go, I'll meet you in a second," snarled Sirius, not taking his eyes off Snape. Peter hesitated. "Go on! I swear I won't do anything."
"Don't worry, I won't touch him," said Snape, holding up his hand as if swearing an oath.
"Fine...but if there is ANY fighting, I'm going to report BOTH of you to Dumbledore. I'm not kidding," warned Peter.
"Yes, yes," said Snape, waving away Peter's warning. "I swear, no fighting." Peter glared at Snape, and then walked away to the Quidditch field. Then Sirius rounded on Snape.
"What do you want?" Sirius growled.
"I want to know where you four go off to every month," said Snape.
"What, you've been stalking us?" asked Sirius angrily.
"No, I've just noticed a pattern. I saw Lupin walking across the grounds with Madam Pomfrey earlier. I'd simply like to know where he's going, and why the rest of you follow him."
Sirius was about to give him a completely bogus story, but then he had an idea.
"Do you really want to know?" asked Sirius.
"Yes," answered Snape.
"Go to the Whomping Willow. Grab a branch, and prod the knot on the tree. There will be a tunnel. Crawl into the tunnel, and you'll see."
"Are you tricking me, Black?" asked Snape suspiciously.
"No, Snape. I'm telling you the truth. Go ahead, use Veritaserum on me, I don't care. I'm telling the truth," said Sirius calmly. Snape saw that he wasn't bluffing.
"Whatever, Black," retorted Snape.
"Whatever, Snape," said Sirius, mocking him.
Then they left through opposite corridors. Sirius ran off toward the Quidditch field. Lily, on the other hand, was completely stunned. She knew all about Remus being a werewolf. She had found out years ago. And she realized that tonight was a Full Moon. She figured that the tunnel in the Whomping Willow led to wherever Remus transformed. She had to tell someone. She had to help Severus.
She ran down the corridor, and then she ran straight into James, who was coming out of the Hospital Wing.
"Sorry!" she said hastily, not knowing whom she ran into.
"That's okay," said James. Then Lily realized who it was.
"James!" she cried.
"Oh good, you're talking to me now," he said happily.
"James! Sirius told Severus to go to the Whomping Willow!" she cried.
"WHAT?" he yelled. "How do you know about that?"
"I overheard them talking in the hall. There's no time to explain! You have to stop them, James!"
"Thanks Lily!" he turned to leave, but then he turned around and looked at Lily.
"Wait. Before anything else happens, I want to tell you something."
"What is it?" she asked. She looked at him sadly.
"I really like you, Lily."
"WHAT?" Lily exclaimed. James laughed.
"I was trying to tell you that yesterday."
"You were?"
"Yeah. I was just so nervous...and well, I wasn't thinking properly. Will you forgive me?"
"Oh James! I really like you too!" she cried. She gave him a big hug. Then they stared into each other's eyes. James leaned in and kissed her gently on the lips. Lily beamed at him. Then James remembered what he had to do.
"I've got to go Lily. Thanks." He hugged her again, and ran off.
"Good luck, James!" she cried.
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James ran down to the Whomping Willow. He was running faster than he had ever run before. By the time he had reached the Whomping Willow, he saw that they had already entered. The tree was still, and he saw a tree branch by the knot. He, Sirius, Remus and Peter didn't use a branch to get in. Peter just transformed into a rat, and prodded the knot. That only meant one thing: Snape was already inside the tunnel. He rushed inside of the tunnel, panting. But he kept moving, desperate to get Snape out of there. Soon enough, he saw Snape. He was near the entrance of the Shrieking Shack. James grabbed him just in time.
"What's wrong with you, Potter?" Snape snarled. James ignored him.
"PADFOOT! Block the entrance!" James screamed. Sirius was in his dog form, and he obediently blocked the entrance. But not before Snape could catch a glimpse of the werewolf.
"Run! Get out!" James said as he pushed Snape out. "Go! Hurry!"
Snape did as he was told, and ran the other way. James came in, and he turned into his Animagi form: a stag. He helped Sirius calm Remus down.
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At dawn, the Marauders were finally able to get back to the castle. As they walked, they discussed the night's events.
"What were you thinking?" James demanded.
"It was only a joke!"cried Sirius.
"What happened?"asked Peter.
"Sirius, the great stupid prat, told Snape how to get into the Shrieking Shack!"cried James.
"WHAT?"exclaimed Remus.
"I didn't think he would take it seriously..."said Sirius quietly.
"Well, he did, Padfoot, and now he's going to tell Dumbledore."
"He doesn't know that we're animagi, does he?"asked Peter.
"Nah, I don't think he does. I think he only saw Remus. "
"James, how did you find out, anyway?"asked Sirius.
"Well, actually, Lily told me..."
"How did she find out?"asked Remus.
"She said she heard you talking in the hall,"replied James.
But before James could get into more detail, they saw Dumbledore waiting for them on the steps to the Hogwarts entrance.
"Let's talk in my office," said Dumbledore. He didn't appear angry, which was a very good sign. They followed Dumbledore, and came to the stone gargoyle in front of his office.
"Fizzing Whizzbees," said Dumbledore.
Uh oh! Looks like they're in big trouble! What will happen? And WOOHOO! James finally told Lily the truth! Finally! Please write a review! Thanks! Have a nice day! :)
A/N: This entire story has been edited! I wrote it two years ago, and I saw some spots where I could improve things. I hope you enjoy it!
Chapter 10: The Whomping Willow
The next day, James waited in the common room for Lily. When Lily came out of the dorm, she strode past him and didn't look at him. James got up from his seat.
"Lily! I have to talk to you!" he cried, catching up to her. But she continued to ignore him. "Lily, I have to tell you something!" She walked faster.
"Lily!" James called. She continued to ignore him. He followed her all the way down to the Great Hall. When she sat down, James took the chair next to her, spinning it around so he could rest his arms on the back of the chair.
"Lily! Will you just hear me out?" he asked impatiently. Lily turned to him, and looked into his eyes. He stared right back, gazing into her magnificent green eyes. She looked as if she was on the verge of tears.
"I hate you, James Potter," she said quietly, and she got up and walked out of the Great Hall. Everyone turned to James and stared. He just sighed and moved to sit down next to Sirius. He couldn't go chase after her again; it would just make things worse.
"It'll get better, Prongs," said Sirius reassuringly, and clapped him on the shoulder.
"I really hope so..." replied James, burying his face in his hands, shaking his head miserably.
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During Care of Magical Creatures, James had gotten so tense about his situation between himself and Lily, that he hexed Snape. And for once, Snape wasn't being his usual snickering self; he was simply asking James for some help with his Niffler. James was given detention for an unprovoked attack. So he would have to miss Quidditch practice, and Sirius, Remus, and Peter would have to go into the Whomping Willow by themselves.
"Scrubbing bedpans...ugh ..." sighed James.
"Ah, don't worry, James. I've done that millions of times," said Sirius. "It's not nearly as bad as it seems. Well, the smell is pretty unbearable, and...never mind, forget it." James punched Sirius in his shoulder.
"Thanks, Sirius, I can always count on you to cheer me up," replied James sarcastically.
"Anytime, Jamesy-boy, anytime."
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During dinner, Ron jumped up from his seat. Harry, Hermione, Draco, Neville, Fred and George looked at him with puzzled looks on their faces.
"Ro-oh, sorry, Derek, what's wrong?" asked Harry.
"What happened yesterday?" he cried.
"Derek! Are you okay?" said Neville.
"Tell me! What happened yesterday? I can't remember anything that happened after dinner!" he cried, grabbing Harry by his shoulders and shaking him.
"Derek! Calm down!" replied Harry, who was getting very dizzy.
"You know, I can't remember anything either," said Neville thoughtfully.
"Neither can I..." said Draco.
"Can ANYONE remember ANYTHING?" asked Ron. All of them shook their heads.
"I just remember James, Remus, Sirius and Peter acting really weird..." said Fred.
"Yeah! And we all drank from the goblets and..." said George, then Hermione interrupted.
"They must have put Sleeping Draught into your drinks," she said simply.
"WHAT?" cried Neville.
"But why?" asked Ron. "Why would they want us to fall asleep?"
"I dunno..." said Harry. "Maybe they wanted to be alone or something."
Hermione pondered for a moment and looked up at the ceiling. Then she had a sudden brainstorm: 'Tonight is supposed to be a Full Moon!' Hermione gasped. They stared at her.
"Derek! Daniel! Let's go!" she cried, getting up and grabbing her bag.
"What? Why?" asked Ron.
"Just follow me! We'll meet you guys in the common room tonight," she added, looking at Neville, Fred, George and Draco. They ran out of the Great Hall.
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"Hermione! What are we doing in the library?" asked Harry.
"Ssssh! Quick! Over here!" she steered them into a quiet corner.
"Hermione, what's going on?" asked Ron with a bewildered look on his face.
"It's a Full Moon tonight!" she cried.
"So?" said Ron. Harry elbowed him.
"Remus!" Harry cried. Ron gulped.
"I forgot all about that! So, you think THAT'S why they made us fall asleep?" he asked. "To plan everything?"
"I'd bet Harry's Firebolt on it." she replied.
"Oh, not my Firebolt..." said Harry. Ron laughed.
"Well, we really don't have anything to worry about, though. They probably have it under control," said Harry.
"Yeah, they probably do," agreed Ron. Hermione bit her lip.
" I hope so."
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James was busy scrubbing the bedpans in the Hospital Wing. Sirius was right, the smell WAS unbearable.
"Only a dozen more bedpans to go..." said James sadly.
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Meanwhile, Sirius, Remus, and Peter were busy stuffing the Marauder's Map and Invisibility Cloak into their robes. Remus looked really tired.
"Hey, Moony, you okay?" asked Peter.
"Oh, yes. I'm fine." Replied Remus. "Come on, let's go."
They walked out of the Common Room, and walked toward the grounds. They didn't use the cloak yet, since the Gryffindors didn't have to be back in the common room until nine o' clock.
As they turned the corner, Lily was walking out of the girl's bathroom. When she saw Sirius, she quickly went back inside and shut the door, hoping to avoid James and his friends. The bathroom door had a tiny broken window, and Lily assumed that Peeves had thrown a rock at it or something. She was able to see and hear them, so she could leave with no interruptions. Then she saw that James wasn't with Sirius and Peter, and remembered that he received a detention during Care of Magical Creatures. But where was Remus?
Then she saw Severus came down the corridor after them. The two of them were completely unaware of Snape's presence. Snape took the opportunity to get the Marauders back. He aimed his wand at Sirius, and muttered a curse. Suddenly, angry red boils sprouted all over Sirius's body.
"Aargh!" he bellowed, and turned around to see who had done it. He saw Snape standing there, laughing. Sirius performed the counter-curse, and then lunged at Snape. As they fought, Peter screamed for them to stop. When Peter finally broke them up, Sirius's lip was bleeding, and Snape had a black eye. They got up, and Sirius wiped his lip with his sleeve.
"You slimy toe rag!" Sirius roared, and he attempted to attack Snape again. But Peter grabbed the back of his robes.
"Sirius! Stop! Let's go!" cried Peter.
"Wait. I need to ask Black a question," said Snape.
"What? You give him boils and expect him to answer a question for you?" asked Peter, bewildered.
"You shut up, Pettigrew," snarled Snape.
"You go, I'll meet you in a second," snarled Sirius, not taking his eyes off Snape. Peter hesitated. "Go on! I swear I won't do anything."
"Don't worry, I won't touch him," said Snape, holding up his hand as if swearing an oath.
"Fine...but if there is ANY fighting, I'm going to report BOTH of you to Dumbledore. I'm not kidding," warned Peter.
"Yes, yes," said Snape, waving away Peter's warning. "I swear, no fighting." Peter glared at Snape, and then walked away to the Quidditch field. Then Sirius rounded on Snape.
"What do you want?" Sirius growled.
"I want to know where you four go off to every month," said Snape.
"What, you've been stalking us?" asked Sirius angrily.
"No, I've just noticed a pattern. I saw Lupin walking across the grounds with Madam Pomfrey earlier. I'd simply like to know where he's going, and why the rest of you follow him."
Sirius was about to give him a completely bogus story, but then he had an idea.
"Do you really want to know?" asked Sirius.
"Yes," answered Snape.
"Go to the Whomping Willow. Grab a branch, and prod the knot on the tree. There will be a tunnel. Crawl into the tunnel, and you'll see."
"Are you tricking me, Black?" asked Snape suspiciously.
"No, Snape. I'm telling you the truth. Go ahead, use Veritaserum on me, I don't care. I'm telling the truth," said Sirius calmly. Snape saw that he wasn't bluffing.
"Whatever, Black," retorted Snape.
"Whatever, Snape," said Sirius, mocking him.
Then they left through opposite corridors. Sirius ran off toward the Quidditch field. Lily, on the other hand, was completely stunned. She knew all about Remus being a werewolf. She had found out years ago. And she realized that tonight was a Full Moon. She figured that the tunnel in the Whomping Willow led to wherever Remus transformed. She had to tell someone. She had to help Severus.
She ran down the corridor, and then she ran straight into James, who was coming out of the Hospital Wing.
"Sorry!" she said hastily, not knowing whom she ran into.
"That's okay," said James. Then Lily realized who it was.
"James!" she cried.
"Oh good, you're talking to me now," he said happily.
"James! Sirius told Severus to go to the Whomping Willow!" she cried.
"WHAT?" he yelled. "How do you know about that?"
"I overheard them talking in the hall. There's no time to explain! You have to stop them, James!"
"Thanks Lily!" he turned to leave, but then he turned around and looked at Lily.
"Wait. Before anything else happens, I want to tell you something."
"What is it?" she asked. She looked at him sadly.
"I really like you, Lily."
"WHAT?" Lily exclaimed. James laughed.
"I was trying to tell you that yesterday."
"You were?"
"Yeah. I was just so nervous...and well, I wasn't thinking properly. Will you forgive me?"
"Oh James! I really like you too!" she cried. She gave him a big hug. Then they stared into each other's eyes. James leaned in and kissed her gently on the lips. Lily beamed at him. Then James remembered what he had to do.
"I've got to go Lily. Thanks." He hugged her again, and ran off.
"Good luck, James!" she cried.
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James ran down to the Whomping Willow. He was running faster than he had ever run before. By the time he had reached the Whomping Willow, he saw that they had already entered. The tree was still, and he saw a tree branch by the knot. He, Sirius, Remus and Peter didn't use a branch to get in. Peter just transformed into a rat, and prodded the knot. That only meant one thing: Snape was already inside the tunnel. He rushed inside of the tunnel, panting. But he kept moving, desperate to get Snape out of there. Soon enough, he saw Snape. He was near the entrance of the Shrieking Shack. James grabbed him just in time.
"What's wrong with you, Potter?" Snape snarled. James ignored him.
"PADFOOT! Block the entrance!" James screamed. Sirius was in his dog form, and he obediently blocked the entrance. But not before Snape could catch a glimpse of the werewolf.
"Run! Get out!" James said as he pushed Snape out. "Go! Hurry!"
Snape did as he was told, and ran the other way. James came in, and he turned into his Animagi form: a stag. He helped Sirius calm Remus down.
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At dawn, the Marauders were finally able to get back to the castle. As they walked, they discussed the night's events.
"What were you thinking?" James demanded.
"It was only a joke!"cried Sirius.
"What happened?"asked Peter.
"Sirius, the great stupid prat, told Snape how to get into the Shrieking Shack!"cried James.
"WHAT?"exclaimed Remus.
"I didn't think he would take it seriously..."said Sirius quietly.
"Well, he did, Padfoot, and now he's going to tell Dumbledore."
"He doesn't know that we're animagi, does he?"asked Peter.
"Nah, I don't think he does. I think he only saw Remus. "
"James, how did you find out, anyway?"asked Sirius.
"Well, actually, Lily told me..."
"How did she find out?"asked Remus.
"She said she heard you talking in the hall,"replied James.
But before James could get into more detail, they saw Dumbledore waiting for them on the steps to the Hogwarts entrance.
"Let's talk in my office," said Dumbledore. He didn't appear angry, which was a very good sign. They followed Dumbledore, and came to the stone gargoyle in front of his office.
"Fizzing Whizzbees," said Dumbledore.
Uh oh! Looks like they're in big trouble! What will happen? And WOOHOO! James finally told Lily the truth! Finally! Please write a review! Thanks! Have a nice day! :)