Chapter Four: Detention N`umero Uno
"I cannot believe your behavior!" Yelled Professor McGonagle slamming her fists down on her desk. She had just caught the Marauders pulling a prank and was furious. In front of her sat Sirius, Leigh, Remus, and James. Sirius was looking around, relatively bored. James was simply answering with 'Yes Professor. No Professor. I understand Professor.' Remus was staring at Professor McGonagle in a surprised fashion. Leigh was looking out the window a look of dread on her face. "Thanks to you four half of the Slytherins will have red and gold hair for the next month!"
"Sorry Professor." James said absentmindedly playing with his shoelaces.
"It is only fitting that you receive detentions for the next week!" Seethed McGonagle, calming down a little but not much. "You will be cleaning trophies, again. Follow me." She got up from her desk and left her office, Sirius, Leigh, Remus, and James right behind her. She led them to the trophy room and opened the door. "I suggest you get cleaning. These trophies won't clean themselves."
"That's what you think." Sirius muttered holding his wand in the pocket of his robes.
"I heard that Black. Hand over your wands." Remus, Leigh, and James gave Sirius a death glare and handed over their wands grumbling. McGonagle was fighting not to smirk; giving the Marauders detention was always fun. She turned to leave but then stopped. "Ms. Parker may I have a word with you?"
"Yes Professor." Leigh said. Sirius, James, and Remus gave her questioning looks but she ignored them. McGonagle went in the hall, followed by Leigh, and shut the door behind her.
"Whoa, a word with McGonagle. Leigh must really be in trouble." Sirius said looking over at James. "You think she did pranking without us?"
"Nah, I don't think so. McGonagle wasn't made, she seemed pretty serious." Remus said.
"No I'm Sirius." Remus and James rolled their eyes as the door opened and Leigh stepped back in.
"I'll be back in an hour to see how you're doing." McGonagle said as she conjured four rags and a bucket of water. She nodded curtly and shut the door. They could hear it click as she locked it.
"What was that about?" Asked James.
"Nothing." Replied Leigh grabbing a rag and beginning to scrub a particularly grubby trophy.
"You in trouble?"
"No. She just wanted to ask me something, that's all."
"What?" Said Sirius.
"None ya." She mumbled scrubbing the trophy harder.
"Huh?"
"None of your beez-wax."
"Why?"
"Cause I don't want it to be."
"Why?"
"Just shut up Sirius!" Leigh snapped. Sirius looked slightly taken aback. Her harsh voice caused James and Remus to look at her. Leigh turned back to her trophy scrubbing it so hard it was almost cracking.
They cleaned trophies in silence for about thirty minuets before anything was said.
"Sorry for snapping at you, Siri." Leigh apologized. "Can you ever forgive me?"
"I think I could." Sirius said, accepting her apology.
"Thanks. You just got on my nerves." Leigh patted him on the shoulder then returned to her trophy.
"Next thing you know they'll be snogging in the Astronomy Tower." James muttered to Remus.
"They grow up so fast!" Remus mock sobbed clapping his hands together.
"HEY!" Shouted Leigh. "That is disgusting! Snogging with him?!" Leigh made a disgusted face and gagged.
"Snog with her? James my friend I can do better than that." Sirius said smirking.
"Ugh. You three are impossible." Leigh sighed. "I should start hanging around with girls."
"And leave us alone? Think of the damage that might occur."
"Think of the damage that will occur when I'm with you." Sirius, James, and Remus thought about this. For the next thirty minuets they cleaned and laughed about random things then the door clicked and opened.
"Still cleaning I see?" Asked McGonagle.
"Yes Professor." Remus answered.
"Good. Ms. Parker may I speak with you again?"
"Um..." Sirius looked at Leigh raising his eyebrows but again she ignored him. Leigh glanced out the window and with a gasp saw the sun setting. "Yes, ma'am." She got up quickly and went with McGonagle into the hall again. But when McGonagle came back in, Leigh wasn't with her.
"Where's Leigh?" Asked Remus.
"Never you mind. You're free to go now." McGonagle stepped aside allowing them out.
"Where is Leigh?" Asked James again.
"That's none of your business Mr. Potter. Go to your common rooms, now." McGonagle snapped then turned leaving them.
Sirius, Remus, and James went back to the Gryffindor Tower. They told the portrait hole the password and entered their common room.
"You don't think the snogging comment made her too mad. Do you?" Said James.
"No, she didn't seem mad. Maybe McGonagle asked her to do something." Remus suggested.
"Maybe. But did you see the way she looked out the window. The sun was setting and she looked scared." Sirius said.
"She was gone last month too and on the same day. Do you think she's a were- creature?" James asked Remus.
"No all were-creatures change on the full moon. She's gone on the new moon." Remus replied. "Anyway it might be a coincidence. Don't go asking her about it, she might take it as an insult." He stood up and head off up stairs to the sixth year boys dorm.
"He's probably right. He usually if not always is." Sirius stood up along with James and they went up to bed.
"I cannot believe your behavior!" Yelled Professor McGonagle slamming her fists down on her desk. She had just caught the Marauders pulling a prank and was furious. In front of her sat Sirius, Leigh, Remus, and James. Sirius was looking around, relatively bored. James was simply answering with 'Yes Professor. No Professor. I understand Professor.' Remus was staring at Professor McGonagle in a surprised fashion. Leigh was looking out the window a look of dread on her face. "Thanks to you four half of the Slytherins will have red and gold hair for the next month!"
"Sorry Professor." James said absentmindedly playing with his shoelaces.
"It is only fitting that you receive detentions for the next week!" Seethed McGonagle, calming down a little but not much. "You will be cleaning trophies, again. Follow me." She got up from her desk and left her office, Sirius, Leigh, Remus, and James right behind her. She led them to the trophy room and opened the door. "I suggest you get cleaning. These trophies won't clean themselves."
"That's what you think." Sirius muttered holding his wand in the pocket of his robes.
"I heard that Black. Hand over your wands." Remus, Leigh, and James gave Sirius a death glare and handed over their wands grumbling. McGonagle was fighting not to smirk; giving the Marauders detention was always fun. She turned to leave but then stopped. "Ms. Parker may I have a word with you?"
"Yes Professor." Leigh said. Sirius, James, and Remus gave her questioning looks but she ignored them. McGonagle went in the hall, followed by Leigh, and shut the door behind her.
"Whoa, a word with McGonagle. Leigh must really be in trouble." Sirius said looking over at James. "You think she did pranking without us?"
"Nah, I don't think so. McGonagle wasn't made, she seemed pretty serious." Remus said.
"No I'm Sirius." Remus and James rolled their eyes as the door opened and Leigh stepped back in.
"I'll be back in an hour to see how you're doing." McGonagle said as she conjured four rags and a bucket of water. She nodded curtly and shut the door. They could hear it click as she locked it.
"What was that about?" Asked James.
"Nothing." Replied Leigh grabbing a rag and beginning to scrub a particularly grubby trophy.
"You in trouble?"
"No. She just wanted to ask me something, that's all."
"What?" Said Sirius.
"None ya." She mumbled scrubbing the trophy harder.
"Huh?"
"None of your beez-wax."
"Why?"
"Cause I don't want it to be."
"Why?"
"Just shut up Sirius!" Leigh snapped. Sirius looked slightly taken aback. Her harsh voice caused James and Remus to look at her. Leigh turned back to her trophy scrubbing it so hard it was almost cracking.
They cleaned trophies in silence for about thirty minuets before anything was said.
"Sorry for snapping at you, Siri." Leigh apologized. "Can you ever forgive me?"
"I think I could." Sirius said, accepting her apology.
"Thanks. You just got on my nerves." Leigh patted him on the shoulder then returned to her trophy.
"Next thing you know they'll be snogging in the Astronomy Tower." James muttered to Remus.
"They grow up so fast!" Remus mock sobbed clapping his hands together.
"HEY!" Shouted Leigh. "That is disgusting! Snogging with him?!" Leigh made a disgusted face and gagged.
"Snog with her? James my friend I can do better than that." Sirius said smirking.
"Ugh. You three are impossible." Leigh sighed. "I should start hanging around with girls."
"And leave us alone? Think of the damage that might occur."
"Think of the damage that will occur when I'm with you." Sirius, James, and Remus thought about this. For the next thirty minuets they cleaned and laughed about random things then the door clicked and opened.
"Still cleaning I see?" Asked McGonagle.
"Yes Professor." Remus answered.
"Good. Ms. Parker may I speak with you again?"
"Um..." Sirius looked at Leigh raising his eyebrows but again she ignored him. Leigh glanced out the window and with a gasp saw the sun setting. "Yes, ma'am." She got up quickly and went with McGonagle into the hall again. But when McGonagle came back in, Leigh wasn't with her.
"Where's Leigh?" Asked Remus.
"Never you mind. You're free to go now." McGonagle stepped aside allowing them out.
"Where is Leigh?" Asked James again.
"That's none of your business Mr. Potter. Go to your common rooms, now." McGonagle snapped then turned leaving them.
Sirius, Remus, and James went back to the Gryffindor Tower. They told the portrait hole the password and entered their common room.
"You don't think the snogging comment made her too mad. Do you?" Said James.
"No, she didn't seem mad. Maybe McGonagle asked her to do something." Remus suggested.
"Maybe. But did you see the way she looked out the window. The sun was setting and she looked scared." Sirius said.
"She was gone last month too and on the same day. Do you think she's a were- creature?" James asked Remus.
"No all were-creatures change on the full moon. She's gone on the new moon." Remus replied. "Anyway it might be a coincidence. Don't go asking her about it, she might take it as an insult." He stood up and head off up stairs to the sixth year boys dorm.
"He's probably right. He usually if not always is." Sirius stood up along with James and they went up to bed.