bChapter 8: Bye bye Marauders Map/b
Dumbledore was standing before them with Professor McGonagall, Lily and Sirius standing behind him. He grabbed the two boys and pulled them on their feet.
"Follow me, you too Mr. Black, Miss Evans," Dumbledore said. The five of them walked towards Dumbledore's office. Dumbledore said the password and they walked in, inside Dumbledore conjured 4 chairs and he sat down at his own behind his desk.
"Well, we have a few things to take care of, first Mr. Black, how could you do something, you are a brilliant student but a fool when it comes to consience, you will have a week detention with Professor McGonagal, that for your actions and because of your honesty in this case you will not receive anymore. Miss Evans, you receive ten points for Gryffindor because you came directly to me. Mr. Snape, ten points will be taken from Slytherin for your stupidity and you have to swear never to tell anyone about Mr. Lupin's condition, Mr. Potter, now I know I made the right choice for next year, normally I am not allowed to tell this but I choose you as headboy and by judging your bravery this night I know I made the right choice, but it was also stupid and that's why ten points will be taken from Gryffindor. Any questions?"
"This is unfair, I get punished because Black tries to kill me!" Snape roared.
"Yes Mr. Snape, you know that Mr. Black hates you like you hate him, how could you be fooled like that by your worst enemy, let that be a lesson for you, any other questions?" Dumbledore said.
"Yes, who is going to be headgirl?" James asked.
"That I cannot tell you, but you will find out soon enough," Dumbledore said. James nodded and stood up, the others also stood up and they walked out of this office leaving Dumbledore and McGonagall behind.
They went to bed and soon enough the summer holiday started, their last summer holiday. The summer was warm and hot and although more rumors of Voldemort and his followers spread over the wizarding world James and Sirius had much fun together, James also had contact with Lily and she told him Dumbledore had chosen her as Headgirl, James couldn't be happier. Sooner then expected the school year started and everything seemed just perfect, Snape was still mad at Sirius and James but they didn't really care, they still had there monthly night out with Remus because Dumbledore didn't knew about them being animagi. One night late-february James and Sirius walked back towards the Gryffindor common room, they just had a night of fun with Remus, Peter was ill so he passed this time. They were chatting and laughing and forgot to look on the map.
"Well, well, look what we have here, two students out of bed," Said Filch who suddenly came out of passageway.
"Mr. Filch, we eh.." James said.
"Silent, Potter! Follow me," they followed him to his office. He opened the door and urged them in.
"Now, give that parchment to me," he said threathingly. James looked at his hand, The Marauders Map, it was still active. He had to turn it off.
"Of course Mr. Filch, we have our Mischief Managed," James said. The map turned blank, but Filch just had a quick look on it.
"Ah, so you admit it, detention for you two, this very night, come with me, we have some dungeons to clean," He said. He put the map away in his cabinet and that would be the last time any of the Marauders saw it.