Summary: A collection of short stories about the Marauders.

Chapter Summary: Peter meets a pigeon.

Author's Note: You people aren't reviewing...I know some of you just read stories and don't review. Well, I'm not updating till I have 25 reviews and I'm serious. For those that do review, THANKS!
The Proud Pansy

Wormtail slammed the door shut. Pansy? HIM? A pansy? Peter Pettigrew a pansy? How dare Sirius and James say that! Well, okay, so he was a little afraid sometimes, but isn't that normal?

He flopped down on the bed. Someday, I'll show them all, he thought.

"I am not a pansy," he told himself.

"PRRRR" came a noise behind him. He looked around, but didn't see anything.

"Creepy," he said to himself quietly.

Why did everyone always pick on him? Well, that was easy, he was just so easy himself.

"PRRRR" Peter jumped. He looked around again and saw nothing.

"PRRRR" He got up. He checked under the bed, looked around in the corners but he still couldn't find the source.

"PRRRR" came the noise from the window. Wormtail crept over to it and peeked down.

There, sitting perched on the windowsill was an unusually fat pigeon. It stared up at him with its orange eyes.

"What?" He asked. The pigeon cooed at him. He transformed into a rat and sat next to it. He never realized how big pigeons were before.

"What was that?" it asked.

"Oh, I can turn into an animal, I'm a wizard."

"Oh," said the pigeon.

"What were you trying to tell me?" asked Wormtail.

"Oh, nothing, I was just being a pigeon." It replied.

"You mean being annoying?"

"Well no...wait...yeah basically." It said ruffling it's feathers, looking proud.

"Right, so what's your name?" asked Wormtail.

"Joan," she said, "What's yours?"

"Wormtail."

"Nice to meet you," said Joan blinking at him.

There was a moment of silence.

"Right, well, what are you doing here anyway?" asked Wormtail as he scratched himself.

"Oh, me and my friends were going to go bomb some first years." Joan puffed out her chest. "It's a hard job, but someone's gotta do it." She looked him up and down. "You wanna come help?"

"Um nah, it sounds a little too hard. And I can't fly."

"We could carry you, it's really fun." she said hopefully.

"I really don't I want to," said Wormtail, backing away as she glared at him. "Thanks anyway."

Joan looked a little hurt.

"You ARE a pansy." It said, taking off.

"Wait-"Wormtail called, but she ignored him and soared away.

"I am not a pansy," he told himself.



"She blew you off? Just like that?" asked James disbelievingly.

"Yeah..." Wormtail said, placing another card on top of the deck.

"Wow Wormys, you can't even keep the interest of a pigeon." Said Sirius. He thought it was incredibly funny.

"Whatever guys," he said, getting ready to place the last card on the top and complete his structure.

"PANSY!" James yelled and the cards exploded in Peter's face as he stumbled.

"I am not a pansy!" he yelled, wiping soot from his eyes as the others howled with laughter.

"Whatever, Quidditch math tomorrow and I'm going to bed," James said, still chuckling.

"Me too, come on Wormys," Sirius said. They reached the stairs when Peter suddenly remembered he forgot his bag. He ran down to the fireplace and grabbed his stuff,

He turned and noticed a mirror lying on the table. He looked at himself in it.

I am NOT a pansy, he thought to himself.

"Yes you are," his reflection said back. Peter threw the mirror face down onto the chair and started toward the stairs again.

"PANSY!" called the mirror.

"ARGH!"
Okay, well, that's it for this chapter and I just know I'll get my 25 reviews because the next chapter is: "The Conquistador's Men" In which Sirius demands that everyone refer to him as Conquistador. So anyway, I just know you'll all REVIEW REVIEW REVIEW REVIEW!!! REVIEW YE PANSYS!!!