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Remus couldn't believe his awful luck. He recognized each of those four men from a certain trip to Hogsmeade, and he had been sure that he would never see them again. His eyes were drawn to Lily, who was standing stock-still, her face pale. Suddenly, he darted forward.
"Run!" he yelled, driving his shoulder into the stomach of a man with full beard with all the force of his adrenaline. Lily reacted immediately, sprinting for the door. Once she was out, Remus followed, running faster than he ever had before. It wasn't enough.
"Remus!"
He hardly even heard Lily scream. The force of the spell propelled him into the air, and he turned head over heels three times before crashing to the ground.
"GO!" he shouted, fighting the ropes that were binding him tighter and tighter. Hesitating for just a moment, Lily turned and began running again, with every intention of returning as soon as she had found some help.
Remus was still struggling when one of the men picked him up by the ropes, making them cut even deeper into the boy's skin. He couldn't see where they were going until he was thrown into a large, metal box that was just outside of the castle. There was a squeak of pain when he landed on top of somebody.
"Peter?"
"Remus? What're you doing here?" asked the lump Remus had landed on.
"Same as you, I guess," Remus replied, wriggling around so he wasn't on top of his friend. "Getting kidnapped. Listen, we've got to figure out how to get out of here." Now that the men had left, he felt unexpectedly calm.
"How? They tied me up! I can't even stand!" Peter seemed to be getting almost hysterical.
"Shhh," Remus said, trying to calm the other boy down. "Let me see if I can get to my wand." Twisting and turning, he tried to reach his wand. Just as he was about to pass it off as hopeless, his fingers grasped the wooden handle. The ropes wouldn't let him get it out, but Remus wasn't about to give up. Pointing the tip as far away from himself as he could, he whispered the Severing Charm. The ropes fell away, and he jumped up, banging his head on the lid of the box.
"Owwwww," he muttered, rubbing his head.
"Get me out, Remus!" Peter exclaimed. Once more, Remus performed the Severing Charm, and Peter stood up slowly, careful not to hit his head.
"Now what?" he asked, pushing on the top. It wouldn't budge.
"I think that it can only be opened from the outside," Remus murmured, feeling around the edges for cracks. Peter started to whimper again. Frustrated, Remus hit the side of their prison, and there was a loud clang. To his surprise, there was another clang a few seconds later. Tentatively, he hit the side again, and someone on the outside hit back.
"What is it?" Peter asked fearfully. The top of the box began to rise, and the two boys looked up hopefully. A familiar face appeared over the edge.
"James Potter, at your service!"
Grinning, Remus pulled himself out, then reached back to help Peter.
"Come on, we've got to get going," James said anxiously, glancing over his shoulder. "We might have a few friends coming soon."
"Where are we going to go to?" Remus wondered, trying to figure out how they would ever get away from their enemies.
"Dumbledore, of course!" James responded cheerfully. "I think it's about time we got someone to help us out a little. Here, get under this." He tossed his Invisibility Cloak over their heads, and they set down the hall as quickly as they could without making too much noise. They reached the stone guardian of Dumbledore's office, and Remus and Peter looked expectantly at James.
"Uhhhhh . . "James stared at the statue blankly. "Chocolate Frog?" Nothing happened. "Bertie Bott's Every Flavor Beans. Cauldron Cake. Licorice Wand. Come on, open!"
Just then, the gargoyle sprang to life, jumping aside. At first, Remus thought that James had somehow gotten the password, until he saw the man standing there.
"Come in, boys, quickly," Dumbledore told them, his face grave. The three boys looked at each other uncertainly, wondering if Dumbledore really knew they were there. After a second's hesitation, James threw of the Cloak, and Remus and Peter followed suit. They were led down the long hallway, which seemed darker than before.
When they reached the office after what seemed an eternity, the headmaster spoke again, but not to them. "This is an emergency," he told a something that was blocked from Remus' view. "Go to the Ministry and tell them to send their best Aurors if they would like to avoid catastrophe." Peeking around Dumbledore's shoulders, Remus was amazed to see a Phoenix on a golden perch, listening to Dumbledore's words. When he had finished speaking, it disappeared with a puff of smoke.
"Professor Dumbledore, there's a bunch of men, the same guys that-"
"I'm aware of what is happening, James," Dumbledore interrupted gently. "I assure you, those men will be in custody soon, and then you can explain everything."
"But they've got Sirius, sir!"
Remus stared at him with mixed feelings. He wouldn't have wished anybody to be captured by these men, apparently working for Voldemort, but then again, Sirius had turned on him. James must have seen the expression in his friend's eyes, because he quickly laid out his theory to Dumbledore.
"I don't know if you know, sir, but the new boy can – can –"
"Yes, I know of the powers Jeb has," Dumbledore said quietly.
"Well, in Potions, Sirius was kind of, well, arguing with Jeb, and when he came out, he said something about thinking Jeb tried to control him, but failed," James explained as quickly as his mouth could form the words. "Then, he turned all weird, and started teasing Peter until Peter left our group. Then, he showed Remus something about – that was – well, you get it, and Remus left too. Both of them were grabbed by those guys. After me and Sirius yelled at each other for a couple minutes, I left, and nearly ran into those guys." James paused, realizing that he had started rambling. "What I'm trying to get at is that I think that the new kid is sort of involved with Voldemort, and he used Sirius to get us split up so they could kidnap us."
Dumbledore surveyed him gravely. "I will be sure to check into that when this is cleared up. However, there are more pressing matters to attend to right now. There should be Aurors arriving any moment."
"Sir," Remus began hesitantly, "can't you tell us what Voldemort has to do with all this?"
"That will have to wait until afterwards as well." Dumbledore looked at each boy with concern. "Stay here until the men are captured, then we will discuss all that has happened."
A/N Shorter than usual, even though it's taken so long to get up. I didn't really get the last part out how I wanted it to be, but I wanted to get this chapter up. It'll be another week at least before the next chapter – sorry! Summer has been crazy! Plz review!
Oh, and to Jennyangel (if you're still reading this) – sorry I never got a DADA scene in. I was planning to, but it just never worked out. There'll probably be one in my second story, though!
TheDudeLordOfFantasy – Ok, here's the next chapter! Hope you like it! Thanks again for always reviewing!!!!
Remus couldn't believe his awful luck. He recognized each of those four men from a certain trip to Hogsmeade, and he had been sure that he would never see them again. His eyes were drawn to Lily, who was standing stock-still, her face pale. Suddenly, he darted forward.
"Run!" he yelled, driving his shoulder into the stomach of a man with full beard with all the force of his adrenaline. Lily reacted immediately, sprinting for the door. Once she was out, Remus followed, running faster than he ever had before. It wasn't enough.
"Remus!"
He hardly even heard Lily scream. The force of the spell propelled him into the air, and he turned head over heels three times before crashing to the ground.
"GO!" he shouted, fighting the ropes that were binding him tighter and tighter. Hesitating for just a moment, Lily turned and began running again, with every intention of returning as soon as she had found some help.
Remus was still struggling when one of the men picked him up by the ropes, making them cut even deeper into the boy's skin. He couldn't see where they were going until he was thrown into a large, metal box that was just outside of the castle. There was a squeak of pain when he landed on top of somebody.
"Peter?"
"Remus? What're you doing here?" asked the lump Remus had landed on.
"Same as you, I guess," Remus replied, wriggling around so he wasn't on top of his friend. "Getting kidnapped. Listen, we've got to figure out how to get out of here." Now that the men had left, he felt unexpectedly calm.
"How? They tied me up! I can't even stand!" Peter seemed to be getting almost hysterical.
"Shhh," Remus said, trying to calm the other boy down. "Let me see if I can get to my wand." Twisting and turning, he tried to reach his wand. Just as he was about to pass it off as hopeless, his fingers grasped the wooden handle. The ropes wouldn't let him get it out, but Remus wasn't about to give up. Pointing the tip as far away from himself as he could, he whispered the Severing Charm. The ropes fell away, and he jumped up, banging his head on the lid of the box.
"Owwwww," he muttered, rubbing his head.
"Get me out, Remus!" Peter exclaimed. Once more, Remus performed the Severing Charm, and Peter stood up slowly, careful not to hit his head.
"Now what?" he asked, pushing on the top. It wouldn't budge.
"I think that it can only be opened from the outside," Remus murmured, feeling around the edges for cracks. Peter started to whimper again. Frustrated, Remus hit the side of their prison, and there was a loud clang. To his surprise, there was another clang a few seconds later. Tentatively, he hit the side again, and someone on the outside hit back.
"What is it?" Peter asked fearfully. The top of the box began to rise, and the two boys looked up hopefully. A familiar face appeared over the edge.
"James Potter, at your service!"
Grinning, Remus pulled himself out, then reached back to help Peter.
"Come on, we've got to get going," James said anxiously, glancing over his shoulder. "We might have a few friends coming soon."
"Where are we going to go to?" Remus wondered, trying to figure out how they would ever get away from their enemies.
"Dumbledore, of course!" James responded cheerfully. "I think it's about time we got someone to help us out a little. Here, get under this." He tossed his Invisibility Cloak over their heads, and they set down the hall as quickly as they could without making too much noise. They reached the stone guardian of Dumbledore's office, and Remus and Peter looked expectantly at James.
"Uhhhhh . . "James stared at the statue blankly. "Chocolate Frog?" Nothing happened. "Bertie Bott's Every Flavor Beans. Cauldron Cake. Licorice Wand. Come on, open!"
Just then, the gargoyle sprang to life, jumping aside. At first, Remus thought that James had somehow gotten the password, until he saw the man standing there.
"Come in, boys, quickly," Dumbledore told them, his face grave. The three boys looked at each other uncertainly, wondering if Dumbledore really knew they were there. After a second's hesitation, James threw of the Cloak, and Remus and Peter followed suit. They were led down the long hallway, which seemed darker than before.
When they reached the office after what seemed an eternity, the headmaster spoke again, but not to them. "This is an emergency," he told a something that was blocked from Remus' view. "Go to the Ministry and tell them to send their best Aurors if they would like to avoid catastrophe." Peeking around Dumbledore's shoulders, Remus was amazed to see a Phoenix on a golden perch, listening to Dumbledore's words. When he had finished speaking, it disappeared with a puff of smoke.
"Professor Dumbledore, there's a bunch of men, the same guys that-"
"I'm aware of what is happening, James," Dumbledore interrupted gently. "I assure you, those men will be in custody soon, and then you can explain everything."
"But they've got Sirius, sir!"
Remus stared at him with mixed feelings. He wouldn't have wished anybody to be captured by these men, apparently working for Voldemort, but then again, Sirius had turned on him. James must have seen the expression in his friend's eyes, because he quickly laid out his theory to Dumbledore.
"I don't know if you know, sir, but the new boy can – can –"
"Yes, I know of the powers Jeb has," Dumbledore said quietly.
"Well, in Potions, Sirius was kind of, well, arguing with Jeb, and when he came out, he said something about thinking Jeb tried to control him, but failed," James explained as quickly as his mouth could form the words. "Then, he turned all weird, and started teasing Peter until Peter left our group. Then, he showed Remus something about – that was – well, you get it, and Remus left too. Both of them were grabbed by those guys. After me and Sirius yelled at each other for a couple minutes, I left, and nearly ran into those guys." James paused, realizing that he had started rambling. "What I'm trying to get at is that I think that the new kid is sort of involved with Voldemort, and he used Sirius to get us split up so they could kidnap us."
Dumbledore surveyed him gravely. "I will be sure to check into that when this is cleared up. However, there are more pressing matters to attend to right now. There should be Aurors arriving any moment."
"Sir," Remus began hesitantly, "can't you tell us what Voldemort has to do with all this?"
"That will have to wait until afterwards as well." Dumbledore looked at each boy with concern. "Stay here until the men are captured, then we will discuss all that has happened."
A/N Shorter than usual, even though it's taken so long to get up. I didn't really get the last part out how I wanted it to be, but I wanted to get this chapter up. It'll be another week at least before the next chapter – sorry! Summer has been crazy! Plz review!
Oh, and to Jennyangel (if you're still reading this) – sorry I never got a DADA scene in. I was planning to, but it just never worked out. There'll probably be one in my second story, though!
TheDudeLordOfFantasy – Ok, here's the next chapter! Hope you like it! Thanks again for always reviewing!!!!