Chapter 5- James' revenge
It was now well into Hogwarts first term of the year. The sunny skies, which had appeared over them so much began to darken, the leaves on the trees began to change colour and fall. The autumn was truly on her way. The halls of Hogwarts were gradually growing darker, this was to signify the mood of which was about to approach the school. It all in fact relied beyond the school, to an ex student. Well actually quite a few ex students.
Bellatrix Black being one of them. She was a member from Sirius' family true, but she was nothing like him. Her side of the family had not spoken to his side since Jonathan had married Michelle. They did not find her worthy of the Black title. She was to them a blood traitor. As now was Jonathan. Any how, to the dark lord who was quietly rising to power, she was useful. She had contacts and other certain "Aspects" he could use.
She was marrying into a very pure blooded and all the same, prominent family of wizards. He did not disapprove of this either. He had Rodolphus Lestrange in his inner circle also. He would do anything to please his master- it was a great honour to be marrying a woman the dark lord felt so worthy of his deeds. Bellatrix had a task to achieve. She had to find a spy so the dark lord could know the actions the heirs were taking, so he could get to them. She knew exactly how to do it as well. Her first step was to get into Hogwarts. She had left quite a few years ago. But luckily, her fiancées brother just so happened to still attend. Before the term had started she had approached Rabastan Lestrange and asked him a favour. He would also be joining the ranks of her lordships as soon as he left Hogwarts so he saw this as a great opportunity to get into the dark lord's good books.
Meanwhile, Lucuis Malfoy had been given what seemed a much more straightforward task. He bowed before his master, who laughed cruelly.
"You understand your mission, to attack?" He asked his follower.
"Yes my lord. I will attack. She will not know what has hit her. " He smiled his evil crooked smile.
"Lucius, how is it you plan to attack?" he dark lord asked, he knew his subject had the wrong idea, oh how the young had so much to learn.
"I will corner her when she is alone, she will have no protection or means to escape." He replied eagerly, yet still in the cool drawl, which he now had down to a fine art.
"Crucio" Getting things wrong did not go down well with the dark lord, no. He had to punish those who made mistakes so as they would learn not to disappoint him like that again. He watched Lucius squirm in pain for a few minutes then lifted the curse. "Lucius, Lucius. So young so much to learn. How is it you are willing to attack her when even I yet am not willing to do such a thing. How is it you deem yourself more powerful then myself?" He talked quietly and full of malice.
"H.. how shall I attack then, My lord?" Lucius stuttered.
"To be one who is good at combat, you must first attack the heart. Then the head. And Lucius, I do not take failure well." He dissaperated and left Lucius to dwell on what he had said.
Whilst the evil plans began to secretly be unfolded, the Marauders had their own plans to be taken into action. They had decided that the slimy Slytherin, Christened Severus Snape , had caused them so much trouble in the last year. Threatening James and Remus. Finding out Remus' condition. Provoking Sirius till he did something stupid that he regretted- hurting one of his best mates and getting himself suspended. Telling James' father about Lily and almost getting James killed. It was all far too much! He needed sorting out, and soon.
It all came down to the Halloween feast! James and Lily had helped the teachers organise it and decorate the hall, the pumpkins were the largest they had ever been. This was surprising to James as the groundskeeper, Hagrid had grown them and he wasn't aloud to use magic since his expulsion in his own Hogwarts days. Being in his head boy position, James had the perfect opportunity to place the needed charms, potions and what knot's at the Slytherin table.
Whilst James was preparing more trivial effects to the plan- the other Marauders were making certain items they would use shortly you customise the great hall upon their arrival. These included longhaired greasy black haired wigs for the giant pumpkins and wand controlled fake bats, which they could control to attack certain Slytherins.
The students of Hogwarts entered the great hall. It was the thirty first of October- Halloween. James and Lily exhausted from the events of decorating the hall were contented in seeing all their hard work being appreciated, as they saw the amazed looks of the first years pointing up at the ceiling awed with the flying bats. The fifth years pointing to the pumpkins comparing them from the ones last year. And the proud expression that Dumbledore was looking at them with. Yes all their hard work was definitely worth it. The only people who didn't seem impressed were the Slytherins. Well there'd be something quite impressive involving them in a minute! Once everyone had taken their places, Dumbledore stood up- effectively silencing the hall. The two giant pumpkins behind him lit up quite impressively casting almost a spotlight to shine over him.
"I would like to thank everyone who gave up their free time to help decorate for this most joyous occasion. Now enjoy the food." Everyone clapped as he retook his place, at the head of the teacher's table. The food suddenly appeared in front of them all and the feast began. But for once the Marauders were not tucking in. They were more interested in watching the Slytherin table. You see James had gone down in to the kitchens and charmed all of their plates to keep swapping. So if Snape picked chicken and chips, as soon as he went to tuck in it would swap with perhaps Lestrange's plate of food which could be steak and kidney pie.
After a few minute of the "Food chase" as the Marauders had so rightly named it. They could actually touch their food. But when they did, the second charm that James had placed came into action. He had charmed the food to scream when pierced with a fork, or slain with a knife. With all the noise of various items of food screaming, it had attracted the other students at the different house tables attention. Phase 3 was about to be put into action.
With a murmured spell said quietly by Sirius, the wigs the boys had made flew into place on the pumpkins heads, the pumpkins also grew long hooked noses and gained a look upon them which would make a happy person feel miserable by. They were of course huge replicas of Snape. The hall burst out laughing- everyone turning to see how Snape would react. He merely sneered, his pallid face growing redder by both anger and humiliation. Phase 4 was next. Remus pointed his wand directing different bats to fly into Snape, steal the food off his plate or land on his head. Again the hall was beside themselves.
"That is enough." Dumbledore had retaken his standing position. "I will not have my students behaving in this manner."
"aren't you going to punish them?" Snape stood up infuriated. Pointing at the part of Griffindor table where the Marauders were sat.
" I am afraid, Mr Snape, they are innocent until proven guilty. And as you nor I have any evidence to convict anybody, none can be condemned." Snape looked out raged. He stood up and stormed out the great hall. But as he did so Peter couldn't help but add the finally to their Halloween revenge. He cast a simple spell which tripped Snape up, making him fall over in front of the whole school. Definitely a Halloween to remember.
However once the feast was over and the students were leaving the great hall, Rabastan Lestrange approached Lily and her friends leaving for the Ravenclaw common room. Lily glared at him but he ignored her. He had a cold stony expression and the build of a house, like most of the Slytherins (All Braun no brain!)
"Karson, I need a word." He grunted in his troll like voice. Haley looked at him surprised, why would he want to talk to her? She reluctantly followed him to the corner of the room.
"Yes?" she asked politely. A wave of nothingness over come her she felt happy and secure readily taking orders from a voice in the back of her head.
"You want to go out with me don't you!" It said to her. She kissed him on the cheek to agree.
Since Halloween, a gradual change had sparked from Haley. But it was so slow her friends who saw her every day didn't notice. Sure she was going out with Lestrange but that was her choice and if she was happy then they were happy for her.
James could never remember being happier. It was the first Hogsmeade weekend. All of which he and Lily had arranged. This was making him puff his chest out proudly. He was sitting next to the woman he loved, being able to kiss her freely, knowing he was allowed to and that his phsyco father was locked away unable to harm them.
She made him feel the happiest man alive. He and Lily had decided on going their separate ways this trip however, as they both needed to buy each others Christmas gifts. Lily wanted this present to be special. After all she had to top the photo frame he had gotten her last year. She administered the help of Crystal and Andi. Haley was on her first real date with Lestrange. Lily dragged her friends all through the shops looking for it, the perfect gift. Meanwhile, James was doing the same thing, Sirius and Peter helping him. Remus was off with some bimbo. And finally;
"I've found it." Both Lily and James announced, ironically at the same time but in different shops. All four friends sighing a sigh of relief. Finally. And they all met up in the 3 broomsticks.
"Butterbeers all round!" James announced, celebrating his victory of buying Lily a present.
James brought the butter beers back to the table and sat opposite Lily. Everyone started talking about Christmas and how they were going to spend it. But Lily wasn't really paying attention, she was trying to catch James eye. After about 5 seconds of watching him eagerly, she lost all patience and kicked him under the table. He let out a small squeal and looked up to see who had just kicked him. What he met was two almond shaped eyes grinning mischievously at him. She seemed to be trying to get his attention and was now pointing towards the door using her eyes. He was a little confused, so she got her point across another way.
"I think I'm going to head back to the castle. I'm so tired from all that shopping." She looked pointedly at James, who finally got the message and also stood up.
"I'll go with you, I'm just about done here anyway." He looked back to his butterbeer it was almost full. The others seemed to notice too.
"But you're nowhere near finishing your drink." Sirius said mockingly. Who buys a drink then leaves it for no apparent reason!
"Fine" James picked up his almost full drink and downed it in one! They all looked at him astonished- they thought he would just say for someone else to drink it or something. "Ummm, you got to love that Butterbeer." He said with a grin. Then Lily dragged him out of the pub and they went off back to Hogwarts.
"Honestly, they could've just said they wanted to be alone!" Sirius moaned. Peter and Crystal looked at him guiltily. "Fine off you go!" Sirius said tiredly, catching their gazes. They both grinned held each others hand and left the pub also. This left jus Sirius and Andi.
"So.." Andi started. "What are you doing for Christmas?" She asked.
"I'm going home this year. Stay with my dad." He replied. "How about you?"
"Ow I'm staying here. My parents are divorced, I feel awkward choosing which one to stay with." She replied. "So why aren't you off snogging some girl today?" she asked coldly.
"Hey that's not fair, I'm not always doing that!"
"Um yes you are! You have been every Hogsmeade trip I can think of."
"So. What's it to you? For your information, I haven't been out with one girl this school year!"
"What about Caroline wells?"
"Well ok just one then. But what's it to you anyway?"
"At least James' poor sister escaped this year, from you following her around all the time!"
"Don't worry, I still owl her!" Then following James' lead he downed his butter beer and left the pub shouting a loud "Bye bye Andromeda!" and receiving several rather nasty words back. As soon as the door shut he smiled to himself. "Wow, what a woman!" he thought. For some reason, he enjoyed fighting with Andi. She didn't fall for his charm, he liked playing hard to get.
It was now well into Hogwarts first term of the year. The sunny skies, which had appeared over them so much began to darken, the leaves on the trees began to change colour and fall. The autumn was truly on her way. The halls of Hogwarts were gradually growing darker, this was to signify the mood of which was about to approach the school. It all in fact relied beyond the school, to an ex student. Well actually quite a few ex students.
Bellatrix Black being one of them. She was a member from Sirius' family true, but she was nothing like him. Her side of the family had not spoken to his side since Jonathan had married Michelle. They did not find her worthy of the Black title. She was to them a blood traitor. As now was Jonathan. Any how, to the dark lord who was quietly rising to power, she was useful. She had contacts and other certain "Aspects" he could use.
She was marrying into a very pure blooded and all the same, prominent family of wizards. He did not disapprove of this either. He had Rodolphus Lestrange in his inner circle also. He would do anything to please his master- it was a great honour to be marrying a woman the dark lord felt so worthy of his deeds. Bellatrix had a task to achieve. She had to find a spy so the dark lord could know the actions the heirs were taking, so he could get to them. She knew exactly how to do it as well. Her first step was to get into Hogwarts. She had left quite a few years ago. But luckily, her fiancées brother just so happened to still attend. Before the term had started she had approached Rabastan Lestrange and asked him a favour. He would also be joining the ranks of her lordships as soon as he left Hogwarts so he saw this as a great opportunity to get into the dark lord's good books.
Meanwhile, Lucuis Malfoy had been given what seemed a much more straightforward task. He bowed before his master, who laughed cruelly.
"You understand your mission, to attack?" He asked his follower.
"Yes my lord. I will attack. She will not know what has hit her. " He smiled his evil crooked smile.
"Lucius, how is it you plan to attack?" he dark lord asked, he knew his subject had the wrong idea, oh how the young had so much to learn.
"I will corner her when she is alone, she will have no protection or means to escape." He replied eagerly, yet still in the cool drawl, which he now had down to a fine art.
"Crucio" Getting things wrong did not go down well with the dark lord, no. He had to punish those who made mistakes so as they would learn not to disappoint him like that again. He watched Lucius squirm in pain for a few minutes then lifted the curse. "Lucius, Lucius. So young so much to learn. How is it you are willing to attack her when even I yet am not willing to do such a thing. How is it you deem yourself more powerful then myself?" He talked quietly and full of malice.
"H.. how shall I attack then, My lord?" Lucius stuttered.
"To be one who is good at combat, you must first attack the heart. Then the head. And Lucius, I do not take failure well." He dissaperated and left Lucius to dwell on what he had said.
Whilst the evil plans began to secretly be unfolded, the Marauders had their own plans to be taken into action. They had decided that the slimy Slytherin, Christened Severus Snape , had caused them so much trouble in the last year. Threatening James and Remus. Finding out Remus' condition. Provoking Sirius till he did something stupid that he regretted- hurting one of his best mates and getting himself suspended. Telling James' father about Lily and almost getting James killed. It was all far too much! He needed sorting out, and soon.
It all came down to the Halloween feast! James and Lily had helped the teachers organise it and decorate the hall, the pumpkins were the largest they had ever been. This was surprising to James as the groundskeeper, Hagrid had grown them and he wasn't aloud to use magic since his expulsion in his own Hogwarts days. Being in his head boy position, James had the perfect opportunity to place the needed charms, potions and what knot's at the Slytherin table.
Whilst James was preparing more trivial effects to the plan- the other Marauders were making certain items they would use shortly you customise the great hall upon their arrival. These included longhaired greasy black haired wigs for the giant pumpkins and wand controlled fake bats, which they could control to attack certain Slytherins.
The students of Hogwarts entered the great hall. It was the thirty first of October- Halloween. James and Lily exhausted from the events of decorating the hall were contented in seeing all their hard work being appreciated, as they saw the amazed looks of the first years pointing up at the ceiling awed with the flying bats. The fifth years pointing to the pumpkins comparing them from the ones last year. And the proud expression that Dumbledore was looking at them with. Yes all their hard work was definitely worth it. The only people who didn't seem impressed were the Slytherins. Well there'd be something quite impressive involving them in a minute! Once everyone had taken their places, Dumbledore stood up- effectively silencing the hall. The two giant pumpkins behind him lit up quite impressively casting almost a spotlight to shine over him.
"I would like to thank everyone who gave up their free time to help decorate for this most joyous occasion. Now enjoy the food." Everyone clapped as he retook his place, at the head of the teacher's table. The food suddenly appeared in front of them all and the feast began. But for once the Marauders were not tucking in. They were more interested in watching the Slytherin table. You see James had gone down in to the kitchens and charmed all of their plates to keep swapping. So if Snape picked chicken and chips, as soon as he went to tuck in it would swap with perhaps Lestrange's plate of food which could be steak and kidney pie.
After a few minute of the "Food chase" as the Marauders had so rightly named it. They could actually touch their food. But when they did, the second charm that James had placed came into action. He had charmed the food to scream when pierced with a fork, or slain with a knife. With all the noise of various items of food screaming, it had attracted the other students at the different house tables attention. Phase 3 was about to be put into action.
With a murmured spell said quietly by Sirius, the wigs the boys had made flew into place on the pumpkins heads, the pumpkins also grew long hooked noses and gained a look upon them which would make a happy person feel miserable by. They were of course huge replicas of Snape. The hall burst out laughing- everyone turning to see how Snape would react. He merely sneered, his pallid face growing redder by both anger and humiliation. Phase 4 was next. Remus pointed his wand directing different bats to fly into Snape, steal the food off his plate or land on his head. Again the hall was beside themselves.
"That is enough." Dumbledore had retaken his standing position. "I will not have my students behaving in this manner."
"aren't you going to punish them?" Snape stood up infuriated. Pointing at the part of Griffindor table where the Marauders were sat.
" I am afraid, Mr Snape, they are innocent until proven guilty. And as you nor I have any evidence to convict anybody, none can be condemned." Snape looked out raged. He stood up and stormed out the great hall. But as he did so Peter couldn't help but add the finally to their Halloween revenge. He cast a simple spell which tripped Snape up, making him fall over in front of the whole school. Definitely a Halloween to remember.
However once the feast was over and the students were leaving the great hall, Rabastan Lestrange approached Lily and her friends leaving for the Ravenclaw common room. Lily glared at him but he ignored her. He had a cold stony expression and the build of a house, like most of the Slytherins (All Braun no brain!)
"Karson, I need a word." He grunted in his troll like voice. Haley looked at him surprised, why would he want to talk to her? She reluctantly followed him to the corner of the room.
"Yes?" she asked politely. A wave of nothingness over come her she felt happy and secure readily taking orders from a voice in the back of her head.
"You want to go out with me don't you!" It said to her. She kissed him on the cheek to agree.
Since Halloween, a gradual change had sparked from Haley. But it was so slow her friends who saw her every day didn't notice. Sure she was going out with Lestrange but that was her choice and if she was happy then they were happy for her.
James could never remember being happier. It was the first Hogsmeade weekend. All of which he and Lily had arranged. This was making him puff his chest out proudly. He was sitting next to the woman he loved, being able to kiss her freely, knowing he was allowed to and that his phsyco father was locked away unable to harm them.
She made him feel the happiest man alive. He and Lily had decided on going their separate ways this trip however, as they both needed to buy each others Christmas gifts. Lily wanted this present to be special. After all she had to top the photo frame he had gotten her last year. She administered the help of Crystal and Andi. Haley was on her first real date with Lestrange. Lily dragged her friends all through the shops looking for it, the perfect gift. Meanwhile, James was doing the same thing, Sirius and Peter helping him. Remus was off with some bimbo. And finally;
"I've found it." Both Lily and James announced, ironically at the same time but in different shops. All four friends sighing a sigh of relief. Finally. And they all met up in the 3 broomsticks.
"Butterbeers all round!" James announced, celebrating his victory of buying Lily a present.
James brought the butter beers back to the table and sat opposite Lily. Everyone started talking about Christmas and how they were going to spend it. But Lily wasn't really paying attention, she was trying to catch James eye. After about 5 seconds of watching him eagerly, she lost all patience and kicked him under the table. He let out a small squeal and looked up to see who had just kicked him. What he met was two almond shaped eyes grinning mischievously at him. She seemed to be trying to get his attention and was now pointing towards the door using her eyes. He was a little confused, so she got her point across another way.
"I think I'm going to head back to the castle. I'm so tired from all that shopping." She looked pointedly at James, who finally got the message and also stood up.
"I'll go with you, I'm just about done here anyway." He looked back to his butterbeer it was almost full. The others seemed to notice too.
"But you're nowhere near finishing your drink." Sirius said mockingly. Who buys a drink then leaves it for no apparent reason!
"Fine" James picked up his almost full drink and downed it in one! They all looked at him astonished- they thought he would just say for someone else to drink it or something. "Ummm, you got to love that Butterbeer." He said with a grin. Then Lily dragged him out of the pub and they went off back to Hogwarts.
"Honestly, they could've just said they wanted to be alone!" Sirius moaned. Peter and Crystal looked at him guiltily. "Fine off you go!" Sirius said tiredly, catching their gazes. They both grinned held each others hand and left the pub also. This left jus Sirius and Andi.
"So.." Andi started. "What are you doing for Christmas?" She asked.
"I'm going home this year. Stay with my dad." He replied. "How about you?"
"Ow I'm staying here. My parents are divorced, I feel awkward choosing which one to stay with." She replied. "So why aren't you off snogging some girl today?" she asked coldly.
"Hey that's not fair, I'm not always doing that!"
"Um yes you are! You have been every Hogsmeade trip I can think of."
"So. What's it to you? For your information, I haven't been out with one girl this school year!"
"What about Caroline wells?"
"Well ok just one then. But what's it to you anyway?"
"At least James' poor sister escaped this year, from you following her around all the time!"
"Don't worry, I still owl her!" Then following James' lead he downed his butter beer and left the pub shouting a loud "Bye bye Andromeda!" and receiving several rather nasty words back. As soon as the door shut he smiled to himself. "Wow, what a woman!" he thought. For some reason, he enjoyed fighting with Andi. She didn't fall for his charm, he liked playing hard to get.