Sirius Black, You've Met Your Match!





Chapter 3 - - - Potions and Invisibility Cloaks





"Wake up!!" Lily threw a pillow at Maria. "Come on!"

Maria grunted.

Jenna walked over to stand by Noel and Lily at Maria's bed. "Hmmmm..." she grinned slyly. "Maria...Sirius, your love, is waiting!!!"

Maria shot up, screaming, "Where!? ...I mean, NOOOO!!!"

Lily, Jenna, and Noel burst out laughing. Maria flushed. "Crash and burn, you guys!"

"Aw, come on. We have to go to breakfast." Noel giggled, pulling Maria out of bed.

Finally, with much protest, Maria was showered and ready to go downstairs. Lily did her makeup, Noel did her hair, and Jenna picked out some pretty clothes.

"Guys, why all the fuss?" Maria asked as they made her spin and turn. "I mean, the robes will cover my clothes...."

They just giggled some more and pushed her out the door.





In the Boys' Dorm.....





"Sirius! Come on! Get up! We have to do some things before breakfast!" Troy yelled in his friend's ear.

"Gahhhh...." Sirius rolled over, arm on his head. "Making me wake up early....why not just murder me, guys? I haaaaate waking up early..."

James took a running leap and landed on his friend's bed. In fact, he landed ON Sirius's stomach!

"OOF!"

James leaned down. "Hiya, Padfoot." he said sweetly.

"Ack..Prongsie..get off me! I wanna sleep..."

"You hate waking up early, I know...." James had a mischivious glint in his alluring brown eyes. "Even for....Maria?"

Sirius's dreamy blue eyes sprang open. They met James's, and suddenly, Sirius knew what was coming....

"GET HIM!!"

"Where's the cologne!?"

"Here, you need a shirt!"

"Who has the best pants!?"

"Comb your hair!"

"Tuck in that shirt!"

Finally, James, Troy, and Remus stood back to admire their creation. The whirlwind of color and screaming was over.

"Uh...maybe we should've let him dress himself?" Remus suggested tentatively.

Sirius stood, glaring up at them from underneath a mound of clothes. His pants were on his head, his shirt was wound around a leg, the comb was tangled in his hair, and he reeked of cologne.

"I..think you're right, Remus..." Troy grinned weakly.

It took a while to get Sirius sorted out, but the after effect was quite charming. Or at least, that's what Maria thought in private when they all met for breakfast in the Hall. As she and Sirius talked, Remus pulled Noel aside.

"You guys are doing a good job," he whispered, "but we're still gonna win!"



"In your dreams!" Noel said back softly.





Breakfast was filled with jokes, laughter, and bets. Then it was off to Potions class (x_x).

"You are all late!" Professor Cheewa snapped as Maria, Sirius, Jenna, Troy, Noel, Remus, Lily, and James snuck in. "Forty points from Gryffindor! And be happy it's not more!" The girls giggled and the guys just grinned sheepishly.

Once they were seated and working on their potions, Maria leaned over to Sirius, who was her partner (OOH). "You got 'em!?"

"Of course! How could I forget?" he grinned.

"Alright! Snape and Malfoy will never know what hit 'em!"

Sirius passed Maria something, and they both grinned at the rest of their friends. "Are you guys ready?" Nods all around. In one fluid motion, Maria and Sirius stood up and threw two things that landed right in Snape and Malfoy's cauldrons. What was even more amazing is they did this all simultaneously.

Lily, Jenna, and Noel counted under their breath. "Three...two....one...."

BANG!!!

Bits of Forgetfulness Potion flew everywhere. The Mauraders ducked behind their cauldrons, laughing hysterically (yes, the girls are part of the Mauraders too). Most of it hit the Slytherins.

Professor Cheewa stood up. After she had given the antidote to everyone who was hit, she turned to the Gryffindors. "Maruaders." she hissed through clenched teeth.

As one, the eight stood up and faced him. "Ma'am.." they said sweetly.

She walked slowly over to them, peering at each in turn. "...Mr. Lupin."

"Ma'am." cheerfully.

"....Miss Potter."

"Ma'am." sweetly.

"Mr. Potter."

"Ma'am." sarcastically.

"Miss Evans."

"Ma'am." annoyingly cutely.

"Mr. VanArc."

"Ma'am." carelessly.

"Miss Carlson."

"Ma'am." nicely.

"Mr. Black."

"Ma'am." devilishly.

"And Miss Ravenwood."

"Ma'am." slyly.

Professor Cheewa looked back and forth between them all. They had all answered in their usual tone of voice, so she couldn't rule them out that way.....what other way was there?

"Ma'am, I hope you know there isn't enough evidence to convict us." Lupin spoke up innocently.

(Damn Lupin. Always right.) Cheewa thought. "Yes, I know." she snapped. "Sit down, all of you! I'll be watching you eight....and I'll be speaking to your Head of House!"

Watching her walk away with twisted smiles, the Mauraders sat back down, snickering all the while. She had actually bought it!





The rest of the classes passed swiftly, and they returned to the common room after dinner.

"Uh..actually, we have something to do." Remus said, gesturing to Lily, Noel, and Troy.

Maria, Jenna, James, and Sirius shrugged.

"We'll be here." Jenna said as they left.

But Maria had a different idea. "James," she whispered, "Let's use your Invisibility Cloak and see what they're up to!"

So she and James said goodbye to Jenna and Sirius, who looked puzzled, and followed their friends.





a/n: Oooh, what are they all up to? Hehehehe! So many unanswered questions...like, how do Maria and Remus know eachother? *sigh* All this and more in the later chapters! Ty to my other reviewer, AriannaLupin! And of course, WaNdA!

I uploaded this chapter again...did anyone else notice it's a girl professor, yet I made them call her "sir?" I'm too used to calling my instructor guy sir. lol. ty for inadvertantly mentioning it, WaNdA.