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Chapter 5- Outbursts, Fights, and Detention

Everyone stared at them for a second then went back to what they were doing. The girls glanced at each other and went to the Gryffindor table, ignoring the snickers coming from the Slytherin table. Esther took out her schedule and said:

"Oh no! We have Herbology first then we have Potions, I mean what kind of a day is that?"

"Well, we do have Astronomy tonight," Carrie told her.

"So? It's not going to make anything better, especially when it's with the Slytherins."

"Oh. But it might be fun."

Just then the Marauders arrived at the Gryffindor table. They glared at the girls and Lily asked them:

"Did you have a good time last night, boys?"

"Oh, perfect. Just the way we wanted to spend the night, cleanig dungbombs remains," Sirius said sarcastically.

"Well, from the beginning the joke was on you. You obvioulsy didn't think you wouldn't serve detention, did you?"

"Actually we did. But Peter had a good idea last night. He suggested that we try to break the school's detention record," James informed them.

"Oh, is that so? We can help you if you want to," Alex asked.

James instantly decided to drop the subject, and proceeded to asking Lily what were their next class. She stared at him for a second then said a little coldly, "Herbology. Perhaps we could use all that dungbomb remains for it, or would you rather use it for something more amusing?" And with that she stomped out of the Great Hall, not hearing the girls calls.

Lily sat on the wet grass and starter calling James and his friends names. After five minutes, Alex appeared and sat next to her.

"So, what happened?" she asked Lily.

"Well, the little idiot pulls that stupid prank on us, then acts like nothing happened and..."

"James can be a cynic and very annoying sometimes, but he didn't mean to make you mad. He doesn't know about last night's, er, accident."

"Still, he can be very annoying. Ah, speaking of the devil," Lily said, motioning her head to the Marauders direction. They were huddled together each one with a thoughtful expression. James spotted them and started moving towards them. Lily started to stand up, but Alex got her arm and yanked it downward, forcing her to sit down.

"Ow, that hurt!" Lily said, rubbing her arm just as James arrived.

"Lily, I, er, wouldliketosayIamsorry," James said very fast, looking at his feet.

"I beg your pardon?"

"I'm sorry about what happened yesterday and at the Great Hall."

"Apology accepted. Now, go!" Lily said through clenched teeth.

"Thanks!" James grinned at her and ran to the boys, who were trying to get inside one of the greenhouses. 3 minutes later Prof. Salal arrived with a group of Hufflepuffs and the rest of the Gryffindors. She ushered them inside and told them that they would be taking care of the dittanies they had planted last class. Esther groaned audibly and reluctantly got her dittany.

The marauders, however, looked rather pleased. The girls discovered the reason soon enough.They each got their dittanies and sat next to honking daffodils. Remus and Sirius took turns honking them in the Hufflepuffs ears while James and Peter took care of the dittanies, keeping Prof. Salal distracted by asking her questions.

Finally an irritated looking girl, whom Lily knew was called Delilah Dawson, told Prof. Salal what they were doing and Prof. Salal gave the Marauders a week's worth detention. They groaned and the girls laughed at them until Sirius became annoyed and threw the honking daffodils at them. That caused them to lose 15 points from Gryffindors and a lot of glares.

The Gryffindors proceeded to Potions, complaining all the way to the dungeons. There they met the detested group of Slytherins. James and Sirius grinned when they saw Snape, and started talking to each other in exaggerated lisps. The whole group of Slytherins lounged at the boys, but were stopped by the teacher.

"And why, is it that everytime I have Potions with the first year Slytherins and Gryffindors, they are about to fight?" Prof. Pryde asked them, but they remained quiet.

"You will all serve detention- Yes, Mr. Lupin?"

"We, er, already have detention this week, can it be next?"

"You already have detention? I'm impressed. Yes, and you will be serving it together. You will be informed of how it'll be on next Monday. Now get in!"

The class proceeded without exploding cauldrons, and you could see Peter looked considerably less nervous. When they were headed to the next class, however, the girls started screaming at the Marauders about how they had landed them detention, etc. The Marauders looked offended, and they said, "We are introducing you to the good things in life and you react like this?"

"Introducing to the good things of life? You're kidding me, right?" Lily asked, ready to kill the boys with her bare hands.

"Uh, yes, I mean, no-" Peter said.

"Arg! I told you Alex, they are all a bunch of idiots!" Lily gave the boys a rather rude sign and fumed the whole way to the next class.

The day dragged along slowly. The tension among the girls and the Marauders was causing everyone to stay out of their way. Finally their last class, Astronomy, arrived. The Marauders, however, were not able to attend to it since they were serving detention. The Slytherins insulted them throughout the whole class, but Prof. Starr didn't see any of it. The girls whispered insulted right back, and Alex actually made Pandora Harrison and Heather Flint(Marcus's Flint aunt!!!) cry, though they didn't dare tell the teacher the reason. The class ended rather quickly, to Carrie's disappointment.

The rest of the week went by without incidents, except for a few outburst and fights. They were all happy, though, when the weekend arrived. Alex, Lily, Carrie, Ellen, and, Esther, began their homework immediately, so that they could enjoy the rest of the weekend. The Marauders, however, watched the Quidditch practices with looks of longing.

After a long study session they finish their homework and decide to walk aroung the Hogwarts grounds. They reach the lake and they sit down.

"So, what do you guys want to do this weekend?" Ellen asked.

"Dunno. I was thinking of a way to get back on the Marauders, for both detention and dungbomb incident," Alex suggested.

"They do deserve a punishment, don't they?" Lily mused, a thoughtful look on her face.

"Yep. So, what should we do?" Esther asked.

"Uh.... Why are you all looking at me? Just because I suggested a revenge does not mean I actually had an idea!" Alex exclaimed, causing the others to groan.

"Thanks Alex, you're being very helpful," Ellen said sarcastically.

"Instead of complaining, maybe you could all come up with an idea?"

They all remained quiet for a while. Every now and then someone would suggest something, but Alex would say, 'Nah, they did it to me last year,' or something like that. Finally Carrie said:

"I got it! You once mentioned that the marauders hate singing in front of people, but your mum and their mums made you sing every year on X-mas, right?"

"Yeah, they have a horrible voice, too..." Alex said with a disgusted look.

"So, Prof. Pryde was saying that there are all kinds of Potions, from poisonous to comic. He gave an example of a comic on Potions. It was something about making people sing. The marauders don't know about it because they were too busy thinking of nicknames for Snape, which now is Snivellus. Prof. Pryde said that he had a bit from last years April's Fool."

"You're saying we should put this potion on there juices or something like that?" Ellen asked.

"Exactly. All we need is a diversion at Potions and one of us can get it."

"We don't need a diversion," Alex said.

"What, you want us to ask Prof. Pryde for it? He hates us, he'll never give it to us!" Esther said.

"Yeah, but we have detention on Monday, right? We can get it while one of us picks on a fight with the Slytherins, which isn't a diversion, merely a routine."

"Alex, you are a genius!" Lily said high-fived Alex. Just then, Molly appeared with her gang, Ilana Aldrich, Doris Crockford, Lola Halton, and Lindsay Vaughn.

"Hey, you guys haven't seen Arthur and the others, have you?" Molly asked with a worried expression.

"I saw Arthur going to the Quidditch pitch. Don't ask me what he was doing there," Ellen said.

"The pitch? Well, you have to come through here to get back to the castle, so I guess we'll just wait here. You guys don't mind, do you?"

"No, not at all." They spent about 30 minutes talking and laughing at jokes. Finally Arthur Weasley, Xavier Frobisher, Patrick Kirke, and Paul McDonald appeared, followed by Sirius, James, Peter, and Remus. The marauders had disgusted looks on their faces, causing Lola and Lindsay to say, "Aww, how cute! The little first years looking grumpy!"

"Arthur Weasley, I most certainly hope you can explain where you were all this time," Molly said imperiously.

"Now, now, Molly, calm down. I was just doing my prefect duties. Prof. Pryde asked me to inform the Gryffindor first years that they would be serving detention in the dungeons, cleaning cauldrons, and, er, other stuff," Arthur explained.

"Cleaning cauldrons?" Alex asked, her face becoming as disgusted as the boys.

"Yes. With the Slytherins also."

"Oh no."

The rest of the weekend was filled with tension. The girls were tense about the 'borrowing' of the potion, and the boys, of having detention with the Slytherins. Monday flew by, and soon it was time for detention.

"You have your purse, Alex?" Carrie asked for the fifth time.

"Yes, Carrie, I do, and if you ask me one more time, I swear I'll knock you unconscious," Alex said in a sweet voice, though her eyes were as cold as icebergs.

"Uh, okay. I'll see if Lily is okay, okay?" She fled before Alex could say anything. When Alex was about to call her back the Marauders arrived.

"Ah, yes. James, Sirius, Remus, and Peter, if you four land us in another detention today, I will tell everyone your middle names, among other humiliating things," Alex said menancily.

"Sir, yes, sir!" Sirius said, saluting her.

"Shut it, Sirius Octavius."

"Right. We better get going then," Sirius said and left the common room, followed by the rest of the boys and girls.

When they reached the dungeons they found the Slytherins waiting with Prof. Pryde.

"Very well. You will be cleaning the dungeons today. You shall divide into seven groups of three, each group will be assigned to a part of the dungeon. Now, the first group is, hmm, Bellatrix and Owens. The second is Narcissa, Evans, and Lupin. Then, Severus, Potter, and Black. Avery, Schlotsky, the other one, yes, and Heather. Pandora, Schlotsky, Rookwood. Williams, Bulstrode, Ella. Pettigrew, Parkinson, Nott. Bellatrix's group, you'll be cleaning the caludrons, near the student counter." Prof. Pryde continued giving instructions and the first group went to the stack of cauldrons. Each one grabbed a cauldron and Alex groaned.

"You know, Owens, I never really understood how you received the Hogwarts letter. I mean, they're are only supposed to contact people who actually have some talent, right?" Bellatrix said in a taunting voice.

"Not really. If it had been so, you would never have been contacted, since you have no talent whatsoever," Alex replied calmly, smiling.

"You think you're so smart, Owens, but all you really have is money. Not even looks. You know what you should do, Owens? Curl up and die."

"Ah, I forgot. You do have a talent. Acting like an idiot. But that's more of a characteristic among you guys who think are so great, right?" Alex said, ignoring Bellatrix's last comment.

"Why, you little-"

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Meanwhile, Snape wasn't having as much fun as Bellatrix. In fact, he was almost cursing the two pests in front of him, had Prof. Pryde not put a spell that would summon him if any kind of magic was done.

Sirius and James, on the other hand, were having a marvelous time. Not only were they doing what they were born to do, serving detention that is, they were pestering the person they hated most in Hogwarts.

"Tho, like we were thaying, Thnivellus, do you like Potionth?" Sirius said with an exaggerated lisp.

"Shut it, Black and it's Thnape," Snape growled, for he hated people who joked about his lisp.

"Why, Theveruth, we were merely athking you a quethion! And we thought of a new nickname for you! Thnivellus! Did you like it?" James said, imitating his lisp perfectly. (What most people didn't know was that James had also had a lisp, but had treated it very soon, unlike Snape.)

"Potter, if you don't shut up I'll put poithon on this vial and force you to drink it."

"No, you won't, because Prof. Pryde put a spell that doesn't let you do that."

"Thpellth can be reverted."

"Of course, but not good spells like these."

"Then pleath leave me alone."

"No," the boys said in unison.

"Arg!"

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Lily was feeling almost as terrible as Snape was. Not because of taunting or fights. It was just that she was spending detention. Remus was trying his best to cheer her up, but with Narcissa's constant 'hmphs' it was almost impossible. At least she didn't say too much. As soon as they started detention she had clearly told them that she refused to speak to dirt like them, so they shouldn't expect her to say too much, to which Lily rewarded her with a slap. It was probably because of the slap that she kept 'hmphing' too much.

"So Lily, what's your favorite class until now?" Remus asked, causing Lily to snap out of her daydreaming session.

"Charms, of course. I'm dying to get to the class which Prof. Flitwick will finally let us practice the levitation charm. What about you, what's your favorite class?"

"Defense Against the Dark Arts. We haven't done much, but the topic is very helpful, especially in these days," Remus replied.

"What do you mean?"

"About?"

"You said that the topic is very helpful, especially in these days. What did you mean when you said that?"

"You mean you don't know?" Remus said, staring at her strangely, not noticing that Narcissa had stopped scrubbing the vials to listen to them, a thoughtful look on her face.

"Remus, I'm a muggle-born, I've just recently been introduced to the wizarding world. I don't know too much about what is going on. And nobody mentions anything to me. Sometimes I hear some cryptic things, but when I ask about it, everyone immediately has something to do. And don't lie to me, Remus, about what's going on. I hate being left in the dark."

"Left in the dark?"

"It's a way of saying that you don't know what's going on, but everyone else does."

"Oh. Well, uh, I don't know much about this. Alex and James probably know more, since their parents are Aurors. I'll explain what Aurors are in a bit. You see, for some years already this wizard, Voldemort, has been gathering followers to try to, uh, kind of conquer the wizarding world. And it's not good at all, because he's one of the most evil wizards since...sometime. What he's doing is he's killing a lot of people, muggle or wizard. He kills the muggles for coldbloodness, and the wizards whenever they don't want to become his follower. It's horrible, and there's only one wizard he's afraid of, and that's Dumbledore. Dumbledore is trying to do everything, but Voldemort is just too powerful."

"How awful! Why would someone do that? And what are those Auror thingies you were saying James and Alex's parents are?"

"I can't answer your first question, but Aurors are people who fight Voldemort and his followers, the Death Eaters."

"Your explanation isn't too bad, Lupin. Of course you left out some details, or perhaps you didn't know?" Narcissa said, smiling evilly at them.

"Shut up, Black," Lily growled.

"Ooh, the little mudblood thinks she can fight me..." For some unknown reason to Lily, Remus jumped on Narcissa as soon as she finished talking. Everyone stared at them before getting back to work. After that everyone was quiet, even James and Sirius stopped taunting Snape. Detention flew by and soon Prof. Pryde appeared to let them go back to their dorms.