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After several days the mystery involving the prank had almost disappeared. Harry had convinced Hermione to forget about it until the culprits, if they did anyway, strike again. Ron and of course been told about it, along with the Weasley twins both of whom were more excited than a five year old on Christmas morning. They demanded to be allowed to roam the school and find the prankster so that they could talk to them, laugh with them and pass on there wisdom. That however was going a little too far for the headmistress who, having suffered six and a half years with the twins vowed never to let them return to the castle again.

On principle too the twins agreed to this. After all fourteen years ago they had flown out the roof rebuking education. Their exit wouldn't work quite so well if people heard they returned for some fun years later. In truth McGonagall simply didn't want her students contaminated.

Remus however had been in a wistful mood since the prank and Harry had tried to talk to his remaining guardian about it. However he had been brushed off at that point, it was around the full moon and Harry didn't want to put his friend through more anguish so didn't push the subject.

Remus seemed to avoid Harry, almost like someone who thinks they know something, a secret, but don't want to speak to others in the hope of revealing it. Harry wondered what his father's best friend knew that he didn't and began to think of some cunning way to weasel it out of him. After all the sorting hat had told him he would have done well in the house of the snakes.

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not very long again. sorry, but you are getting two chapters at once so i dont feel so guilty this time. enjoy and if you have time please tell me your thoughts. they help a lot. another chapter some time this week hopefully as im going away toward the end of next week. thanks

kate x