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"Reducto!" A voice yelled.
A blast of light hit James square in the back and all of a sudden he grew shorter. Much shorter.
"Where'd he go?" Jade asked.
"He shrunk." Peter cried, pointing down, look. Jade, Sirius, Remus, Ophelia and Peter, all looked down to see a miniature version of James who looked very annoyed.
"Who hit you?" Remus asked.
"No idea." James said.
"I bet it was a Slytherin." Peter muttered.
"Engorgio." Lily said, and with a flick of her wand he was back to his original size.
"So, how shall we get back at Snivellus?" Sirius said.
Lily gave him a warning look.
"Oh come off it, we all know it was him. Besides, he's a deatheater."
The next morning Snape was found arguing with Professor McGanagal in the hall way and he was wearing a large hat.
"I must have it turned back!" He yelled.
"You can't switch it back, you have to wait for it to fade, it will only be a week! Now take off that ugly hat." She retorted.
"No." He replied coolly.
"Detention, and ten points from Slytherin. Now take off the hat." A large group had formed around them now, including the marauders.
"I can't do that."
"FIFTY points from Slytherin and if I have to ask you again you will have detention every night until you graduate!"
Snape removed the hat to the immense pleasure of the Gryffindors, who burst out laughing at the sight of his puke-green hair.
"That wasn't mean enough." Sirius whispered.
"I know but Lily," James said. "Thinks we should keep our distance from him, not 'enrage him further'."
"Hey Snivellus, nice hair!" Jade cried out over the roars of her fellow students. Snape glared at her and then ran down the hall towards the dungeons.
"What do we have first?" Ohpelia asked.
"Transfiguration." Remus answered.
39:
"I'm so bored." James said one night in the common room. "Quidditch doesn't start up again until next week."
"I know." Sirius agreed.
"What do you guys want to do?" Remus asked.
"I don't know, what do you want to you?"
"You want to trash the Slytherin common room?" Jade asked.
"Yeah, ok."
"Quidditch practice tomorrow!" James shouted. "I've booked the pitch."
"He booked the pitch two months ago." Jade whispered to Lily and Ophelia.
"So-"
"Everyone to bed." Sirius and Jade said together. The team trudged upstairs but Jade was no where near tired; it was only 8:30 p.m.
"The weather's nice enough." James told everyone that morning at breakfast. "The ground's still a bit soft though."
Jade read the morning paper while Sirius rubbed his feet against hers under the table.
She looked up and smiled at him, he smiled back.
"Are you guys listening to me? We're playing Ravenclaw at the finals. Now I know you all though we could beat them but they slaughtered Slytherin in the last match. Their Chasers are really good. So, lets knock them off their brooms a few times, shall we?" James said, looking at Jade and Sirius.
"Whatever you say Potter." Jade responded without taking her eyes off her paper.
Jade kicked off from the muddy ground. The air was crisp and felt fresh and icy as it whipped against her skin. She had the usual sensation of flying in her stomach and she winked at Sirius as she flew by him across the pitch.
"And Ravenclaw are starting with a twenty point lead in this game from their shocking performance against the Slytherins. Of course, the Slytherins were slaughtered because they're all incompetent fools who-"
"Lupin, watch yourself."
"Ahem, back to the game..."
Jade swung her bat in her hand and waited for a bludger to come near her.
James was right, the Ravenclaw chasers were pretty good.
Sirius hit a bludger to her, which she hit to a Ravenclaw chaser who had to move out of the way to avoid being hit. In turn, he missed catching the quaffle and a Gryffindor got it.
They ended the match an hour later and Gryffindor won the house cup by twenty points.
"I think this calls for a celebration." Peter said.
"Quite right my friend." Sirius responded, putting his arm around Jade who kissed him on the cheek briefly.
The boys came into the common room much later with their arms full of Butterbeer and chocolate frogs and other sweets.
Remus brought his portable radio into the room and they tuned into the Wizarding Wireless Network. It was a very light evening and Lily didn't even do any studying; even though finals were just three months away.
"I'm so excited about going to The Auror Academy." Ophelia said later on that evening, sitting on Remus' lap.
"Me too." Sirius answered.
"Me too." Jade said. "A bit harder... yes... perfect." Sirius was giving her back rub.
"You know you owe me one now." Sirius said after he finished.
"Fine, get up." Jade and Sirius switched places and Jade began massaging his shoulders.
"Reducto!" A voice yelled.
A blast of light hit James square in the back and all of a sudden he grew shorter. Much shorter.
"Where'd he go?" Jade asked.
"He shrunk." Peter cried, pointing down, look. Jade, Sirius, Remus, Ophelia and Peter, all looked down to see a miniature version of James who looked very annoyed.
"Who hit you?" Remus asked.
"No idea." James said.
"I bet it was a Slytherin." Peter muttered.
"Engorgio." Lily said, and with a flick of her wand he was back to his original size.
"So, how shall we get back at Snivellus?" Sirius said.
Lily gave him a warning look.
"Oh come off it, we all know it was him. Besides, he's a deatheater."
The next morning Snape was found arguing with Professor McGanagal in the hall way and he was wearing a large hat.
"I must have it turned back!" He yelled.
"You can't switch it back, you have to wait for it to fade, it will only be a week! Now take off that ugly hat." She retorted.
"No." He replied coolly.
"Detention, and ten points from Slytherin. Now take off the hat." A large group had formed around them now, including the marauders.
"I can't do that."
"FIFTY points from Slytherin and if I have to ask you again you will have detention every night until you graduate!"
Snape removed the hat to the immense pleasure of the Gryffindors, who burst out laughing at the sight of his puke-green hair.
"That wasn't mean enough." Sirius whispered.
"I know but Lily," James said. "Thinks we should keep our distance from him, not 'enrage him further'."
"Hey Snivellus, nice hair!" Jade cried out over the roars of her fellow students. Snape glared at her and then ran down the hall towards the dungeons.
"What do we have first?" Ohpelia asked.
"Transfiguration." Remus answered.
39:
"I'm so bored." James said one night in the common room. "Quidditch doesn't start up again until next week."
"I know." Sirius agreed.
"What do you guys want to do?" Remus asked.
"I don't know, what do you want to you?"
"You want to trash the Slytherin common room?" Jade asked.
"Yeah, ok."
"Quidditch practice tomorrow!" James shouted. "I've booked the pitch."
"He booked the pitch two months ago." Jade whispered to Lily and Ophelia.
"So-"
"Everyone to bed." Sirius and Jade said together. The team trudged upstairs but Jade was no where near tired; it was only 8:30 p.m.
"The weather's nice enough." James told everyone that morning at breakfast. "The ground's still a bit soft though."
Jade read the morning paper while Sirius rubbed his feet against hers under the table.
She looked up and smiled at him, he smiled back.
"Are you guys listening to me? We're playing Ravenclaw at the finals. Now I know you all though we could beat them but they slaughtered Slytherin in the last match. Their Chasers are really good. So, lets knock them off their brooms a few times, shall we?" James said, looking at Jade and Sirius.
"Whatever you say Potter." Jade responded without taking her eyes off her paper.
Jade kicked off from the muddy ground. The air was crisp and felt fresh and icy as it whipped against her skin. She had the usual sensation of flying in her stomach and she winked at Sirius as she flew by him across the pitch.
"And Ravenclaw are starting with a twenty point lead in this game from their shocking performance against the Slytherins. Of course, the Slytherins were slaughtered because they're all incompetent fools who-"
"Lupin, watch yourself."
"Ahem, back to the game..."
Jade swung her bat in her hand and waited for a bludger to come near her.
James was right, the Ravenclaw chasers were pretty good.
Sirius hit a bludger to her, which she hit to a Ravenclaw chaser who had to move out of the way to avoid being hit. In turn, he missed catching the quaffle and a Gryffindor got it.
They ended the match an hour later and Gryffindor won the house cup by twenty points.
"I think this calls for a celebration." Peter said.
"Quite right my friend." Sirius responded, putting his arm around Jade who kissed him on the cheek briefly.
The boys came into the common room much later with their arms full of Butterbeer and chocolate frogs and other sweets.
Remus brought his portable radio into the room and they tuned into the Wizarding Wireless Network. It was a very light evening and Lily didn't even do any studying; even though finals were just three months away.
"I'm so excited about going to The Auror Academy." Ophelia said later on that evening, sitting on Remus' lap.
"Me too." Sirius answered.
"Me too." Jade said. "A bit harder... yes... perfect." Sirius was giving her back rub.
"You know you owe me one now." Sirius said after he finished.
"Fine, get up." Jade and Sirius switched places and Jade began massaging his shoulders.
