A/N: Ok, I am typing up chapter 14 sooner than I expected. I can't access the Internet and upload chapter 13 so I thought I' type 14 until I can access the Internet. The Marauders are back in class this chapter.

"What do we have first?" asked Peter as the four Marauders sat down for breakfast.

"Double Potions," answered Remus.

"Again?" demanded Sirius, "It's like the same schedule as last year!"

"Actually, instead of having Transfiguration after Potions like last year, we have Defense Against the Dark Arts," corrected Remus.

"Just when I thought that my day couldn't get worse!" grumbled Sirius, "We're stuck with a Slytherin all day!"

"That just means that we'll have to pull a couple extra pranks today," grinned James.

"Welcome back 2nd years" announced Professor Slughorn, "We'll be breaking off into groups again of no more than three and do remember that these groups will remain for the whole year."

"Moony, why don't you partner with Peter and Sirius and I will be Partners," suggested James.

"Alright," agreed Remus.

The four split up into the two groups as everyone else broke up. Professor Slughorn then began the lesson. About midway through the lesson as Professor Slughorn was walking around the classroom to see how everyone's potions were going she asked, "Where is Mr. Snape? I don't believe I saw him."

A Slytherin girl named Narcissa answered, "He's still sick from last night and is in the infirmary."

"Oh, dear, I didn't know it was that bad!" remarked Professor Slughorn in surprise as he continued on with checking everyone's potions. As the class neared the end Professor Slughorn started to go around and test each of the potions to be sure that they worked properly. While he made his rounds, Remus and Peter joined James and Sirius at their table.

"Did you hear that?" asked Remus, "Snape's still sick."

"It couldn't be our . . ." started Peter.

"It could," answered James.

"Lighten up! It's not that bad," cajoled Sirius, but all he got in return were three gloomy faces still shocked by the severity of their prank.

"Let's do a prank," offered Sirius, "We said we were going to do one."

"What prank?" asked Remus trying to lighten up.

"How about we give Lucius a bit of a nasty surprise?"

"What do you have in mind?" queered James who could never pass up a good prank.

"Well . . ."

Lucius Malfoy sat at the same table as Crabbe a Goyle; he was turned around talking with Narcissa who had caught his eye.

"I still can't believe how they can let so many Mudbloods in this year. They're tainting the whole wizarding society. I say . . ." as Lucius continued on Narcissa began to giggle while Crabbe and Goyle gapped at him.

"What is so funny?" asked Lucius.

Narcissa continued to giggle and pointed at his face. Lucius felt his face and discovered that his nose had enlarged to about three times its size.

"Potter," he breather, Lucius then whipped out his wand shrinking his nose and then whispered a hex toward the Marauders who dodged it. The hex hit their potion and caused it to explode and singe the four's robes.

At the sound of the explosion Professor Slughorn turned around to see Lucius with his wand out pointing at the Marauders and their potion as well as their robes ruined.

"Mr. Malfoy, you know the rule about wands! I'm afraid I'll have to deduct five points from Slytherin." Upon hearing this news, the four Marauders grinned at a more than successful prank.

Later that day the four Marauders stormed out of the Defense Against the Dark Arts room.

"The nerve!" exclaimed James, "All I did was ask a question and he takes 10 points off!"

"He had already given the answer to the question," defended Remus.

"When will you learn, Moony, that teachers aren't always right?" asked Sirius.

"I didn't say Professor Gribble was right I just understand from where he's coming from."

"Understand where he's coming from? For the love of Merlin! He's a Professor!"

"Hey, you've got to remember that my parents are teachers," defended Remus. Despite their wizarding capabilities, Remus' parent's taught in Muggle schools.

"But 10 points Moony! 10!" stressed Sirius.

"I know it's a bit extreme but James did ask the question five times."

"I was just making a clarification upon the assignment," answered James.

"Four scrolls on a dark creature!" squeaked Peter, "By next week!"

"We know Pete," grumbled Sirius, "You have to be a dark creature to do that paper!"

"Or know one," added James looking over at Remus.

"What? No!" protested Remus.

"Come on Moony, you have an advantage that we can use so let's!" begged James.

"No, it wouldn't be fair to everyone else."

"Who cares about everyone else? You want to pass the class don't you?" added Sirius honing in on Remus' weakness – his grades.

"The answer is still no!" exclaimed Remus in a hushed voice, "Professor Gribble is going to have the class read these reports out loud. If I do a report on werewolves using myself for reference then everyone will figure out what I am, and if you guys do the paper then Professor Gribble will know that you know about me."

"Sorry, Moony, we didn't think," apologized James, "You think Gribble did the assignment on purpose?"

"Yes," came Remus' simple reply, "Just like the Bogart last year, he's hoping someone will figure out what I am, and it worked. You three figured it out."