Remus Lupin stepped outside of Honeydukes into the cool November breeze. He took a sip of hot cocoa and looked around. Realizing everyone was rushing down the street, he followed the crowd curiously. Everyone seemed to be laughing or amused by something. The giggles and laughter were heard from a block away. He finally reached the town square and noticed everyone was looking up at the central flag banner of the town. And on top of the pole was...James and Sirius! Half naked!
"Holy smokes..." Remus whispered under his breath. Although they were his friends, he couldn't help but chuckle at the sight of them upside down and half naked on a flag pole. With green skin no less! Even so, they were his friends and he had to take action. He slowly made his way through the crowd to the bottom of the flag pole. He didn't notice the large body of Josh McCall approaching behind him as he pulled out his wand and pointed it at his friends in the air.
"Expelliarmus!" Someone shouted, knocking Remus' wand from his hand.
"What the hell do you– ." Remus turned around furious but stopped suddenly when the large figure of Josh McCall was standing there.
"Trying to help your friends, Remus?" McCall snickered. Remus was furious. Knowing that McCall was responsible for this, it was no longer funny. He had to think quickly.
Suddenly, a rat-faced boy poked his head out of the crowd and ran towards Remus. It was Peter Pettigrew. McCall turned towards Peter, giving Remus a chance to attack. He lunged at McCall, knocking his wand out of his hand and wrestling him to the ground. It didn't take long for McCall, with his giant build, to overpower the sickly Remus and send him to the ground. Remus found himself at a great disadvantage. McCall's large foot was now pressing Remus to the ground. McCall searched the ground with his wand, while Remus lie there beaten. Remus saw Peter out of the corner of his eye, wand in hand.
"Peter! Your wand!" Remus cried out. Wormtail realized what Remus was saying and threw his wand to Remus. Remus caught it in midair and pointed it towards his portly foe.
"Stupefy!" Remus yelled and with a flick of his wand, McCall froze in his place. Peter helped haul McCall's body off of Remus. Panting, Remus got up and brushed off his clothes. He found his own wand on the floor and gave Peter's back to him. They were about to continue to set Sirius and James free, when a fierce warning erupted in Remus' brain. He turned around quickly only to see a large group of dark figures closing in around them. The Slytherins had seen their comrade, McCall, on the ground and immediately whipped out their wands. Remus knew that he, although greatly skilled with dueling, would be no match for twenty or more Slytherin. Having Wormtail at your side didn't add to your chances either.(probably made them worse) Remus, coming to a decision, dropped his wand in defeat. Wormtail, who had still been looking up at James and Sirius, turned around and shrieked in horror, immediately dropping his wand. Remus stepped forward.
The Slytherins all pointed their wands viciously at Remus. He showed no sign of fear.
"Let's stun him!" A young Slytherin yelled, "Get him back for what he did to McCall!"
"No,"A tall Slytherin boy with long blonde hair stepped forward. It was Lucius Malfoy, an especially arrogant Slytherin at the top of his class. He smiled an incredibly evil grin and spat in Remus' face. Remus still showed no sign of fear. He wiped the spit off and stared at the Malfoy with upmost hate.
"You'll pay for this Malfoy." Remus said under his breath.
"Stun him you say? Well, I have a better idea," Malfoy finally said, looking up at Remus' comrades at the top of the flag pole. "I do hope your not afraid of heights."
At the end of the day, four bodies dangled upside down from the flag pole in Hogsmeade.. The laughter had eventually died down on the ground below, and a cold evening breeze blew over the village. James, Sirius, Remus, and Peter, all of them green and half naked, shivered in the November breeze. Nothing could be more humiliating.
"So, tell me again how you're here too, Remus?" James asked sarcastically.
"Oh, shut up, James. I was really trying to rescue you guys." Remus admitted.
"Well, a lot of good it did you, mate." Sirius grinned.
"Uh, guys?" Peter murmured.
"What, Wormtail?" James asked.
"I gotta go to the bathroom." Peter mumbled. The rest of the group groaned in agony.
"We really have to get payback for this." James moaned as the sun dissapeared over the peaceful valley of Hogsmeade.
To be continued...
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