Disclaimer: Same as the first two chapters. I don't own any Harry Potter stuff, or anything that is from anything else. So... yeah.
"So... what are we going to do now?" Ginny asked, looking at the others who were now sitting around the dining room, some on chairs, and a few on the bar stools at the counter. Amazingly, they had been able to find enough chairs for all thirteen of them.
"Well, since she doesn't have a wand," Sirius said, motioning at Jondy.
"Neither does she," said Harry, pointing to Taylor.
"You know, you two look a lot alike," said Lily, looking from Harry to James.
Harry, who hadn't seemed to notice who the five who had came with Jondy were, suddenly just stopped and stared at James, then looked at each of the Marauders, and Lily, of course. "Dad? Mom?" he said skeptically.
"Wait a minute," said Sirius suddenly. He looked from James and Lily to Harry and back again, then burst out laughing. "James and Lily. Always knew it would happen, didn't we?" he said, slapping Remus on the back.
Peter looked wide-eyed at them. "Whoah."
Snape just rolled his eyes. "I'm a little surprised it took you this long."
James choked suddenly. "S-snape?"
"Snivellus the adult?" Sirius laughed even harder.
Snape's eyes narrowed. "EXCUSE me, but I would shut up if I were you," he said coldly. "You may have known me as a child, but as you can see, I'm a PROFESSOR now, and much more powerful than you four."
"Okay, okay," Jondy said quickly, attempting to break up the fight before Snape and the Marauders started dueling in the middle of the house.
They were all suddenly interrupted when someone knocked on the side door. Taylor peeked out the window. "Oh, crud, it's one of my annoying little neighbors. Everyone, hide!"
At those two words, all twelve people still in the dining room dove for cover, all trying to hide behind the counter.
"That isn't really working, guys!" Taylor yelled at them, so a handful of them got up and ran into the living room. "Much better," said Taylor. She opened up the door.
"Is your brother here?" the little kid at the door asked.
"No." She shut the door. "Gosh, he's annoying."
"All he did was ask if your brother was here," said Hermione.
"Yeah, but that was just once," Taylor said, rolling her eyes. "He comes over and asks that just about every day! And I know he knows they probably aren't here because both cars are gone, and they're not allowed to go over when my parents are gone, anyway! And–"
"Um, Taylor," Jondy interrupted, "this is fascinating and everything, but we really should get back to the problem at hand."
"What problem?" Peter asked, blinking in confusion.
Snape rolled his eyes. "The fact that we all seem to be stuck here in Muggle America–"
"How'd you know this is Muggle America?"
"Because you sound American, and you have a television," Snape said, sounding exasperated.
"Oh. Well, if you guys can't get back, we might as well do something interesting while you're here," said Jondy. "Something fun..."
"Hey, I never got to finish with my point!" cried Sirius in complaint. "I think we should get them wands or something. They've never gotten to do that kind of stuff before."
"Yeah, that's a good point," said Ginny thoughtfully. "How did you two figure out you were witches, anyway? I mean, loads of people that go to Hogwarts never even knew until they got their letter."
"Things just seemed to... happen," Taylor said, not really sure how to explain it. "And we'd always been interested in magic, and believed in it... I guess it just seemed obvious to us."
"Hello? Back to ME?" Sirius butted it. "And MY idea?"
"Geez, Sirius, it looks like that fat head is getting to be to much for you," James said jokingly.
"You're one to talk," Lily muttered with a smirk.
"Well," said Hermione, "I know that there are places like Diagon Alley here in America, but I don't know where any are. I have no idea how close they would be, either... Where are we, anyway?"
"California," Taylor told her. "So, Sevvy–"
A few people sniggered at that, and Snape whipped around to look at Taylor. "You call me that again, and I won't hesitate to use a curse on you!" Snape said angrily. "You're pushing it enough by calling me Severus."
"You said I could call you Severus!"
"Yeah, well now I'm starting to think I made a mistake," he muttered. "And I will probably think the same of whatever other stupid things I end up doing while I'm here."
"Anyway, SNAPE," Taylor said, purposefully emphasizing the use of his last name. "Do you know of anywhere we could go?"
"Unfortunately, yes," Snape said with a sigh. "And I suppose none of you are going to stop badgering me until I get us there, will you?"
"I highly doubt you could get them to shut up," said Remus with a shrug.
Malfoy rolled his eyes and made an irritated face. "Most unfortunately."
Snape sighed again. "All right, all right. I suppose we'll have to use another portkey." He found a section of an old newspaper to create the portkey with. He needed something large so that they all could hold on. "Okay, grab the portkey," he instructed when he had finished.
Everyone seized the portkey, all but Snape grinning with anticipation, even Draco, a little bit, at least. Suddenly the portkey activated, and everything disappeared in a swirl of color.
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