As Sirius and James sat up in their dorm room the tried to make plans for their next prank but they weren't much more successful than they were at getting sleep. They were too excited about finding out the results of the Quidditch tryouts. Peter on the other hand was sound asleep as usual.

"This is no use," grumped Sirius, "I can't think of any pranks! I keep thinking about Quidditch, besides it's not like we could pull the prank even if we had one!"

"I know," sighed James, "but we promised Moony."

"Why did we anyway?"

"Because we got him in trouble with Dumbledore."

"Why we had to agree to no pranks though! We could just be a bit more careful is all," complained Sirius.

"Not if we include Peter, he slips up all the time. It's a wonder that we've gotten away with what we did."

"Let's not include him next time, he hates doing the pranks anyway."

"He's not the one who we need to worry about getting into trouble it's Moony," explained James.

"But without Peter, we'll have less problems and if Moony has a problem with the prank we'll leave him out too!"

"That could work," thought James, "I still think we should keep our promise though it's only right."

"Fine, fine, but were not making that kind of promise ever again!"

That night the werewolf howled for it's brother wolves to come join him. The wolf howled for the lack of prey. A house such as this was no place for a werewolf such as he. At least that is what the wolf thought. He longed to see the moon he longed to howl at it rather than for the things he desired. Yet when the wolf would transform back into it's human state, Remus would count his blessings for that Dumbledore provided that shack for his and everyone else's safety. Yet that is not what the wolf thought at the moment, he thought of food and searched the shack for the rare rat the crept in, to quench his hunger. After a final search with no luck the wolf laid down due to the waning state of the moon it was growing late and the werewolf trired.

When the morning came there was no sign of the werewolf's presences except for a fairly tall, unconscious boy who looked tattered and beaten up. It was an hour after sunrise before Remus came too. His body ached from the transformation, he was amazed at his ability every month to get himself up and to the infirmary. The human body was not meant to go through such transformations as he did. Remus trudged his way through the long walk back to the whomping willow. He then dragged himself up from under it. Once Remus reached the castle he was staggering he knew he had to make it that bit further into the castle to make it to the infirmary. Most of the castle would not be moving around at that time. Unfortunately there was one person who was moving about and it was Snape. He watched carefully and quietly as Remus made his way in. Snape followed Remus to the infirmary stopping only once when Remus stumbled. Admittedly the greasy fiend was curious, who wouldn't be? But only a devil like himself would follow and watch from a distance.

When Madame Dousman saw Remus tumble in she immediately went to work. "You poor, dear, last night must have been dreadful!"

Snape took the opportunity to get a better look at Remus' condition and hopefully hear what he was up to by going into the infirmary pretending to be sick.

"Madame Dousman, I don't feel so well," lied Snape.

"Take a seat over there and I'll have a look at you in a moment. I have more pressing matters to tend to right now," with that Madame Dousman stepped out to get the things she needed to treat Remus.

"What's the matter with you?" asked Snape the moment she left obviously not being sick.

"Nothing," rasped Remus to exhausted to nail Snape in his lie.

"I can see the way you look, and that is nothing," answered Snape, "So what is really wrong with you?"

Remus refused to answer as Madame Dousman re-entered with what she needed to treat Remus. "Take this," she ordered, "And what seems to be the trouble with you Severus?"

"My stomach hurts," he replied continuing with his act.

"I've got something that will take care of that. Let me finish with Remus here." Madame Dousman ordered Remus to take one more potion, he shuddered after taking it, and went to sleep.

"What's wrong with him?" asked Snape desperate to know.

"It's none of your business, to know, now take this and you can be on your way."

Snape obediently drank the concoction promising himself that he would find out what caused Remus to be so beaten up like that.

Seeing as they could not sleep and could not come up with a prank to do on Tuesday James and Sirius went down into the common room to await the new Quidditch roster to be posted. I wasn't until the whole common room was abuzz with students when Chris Wood came down with the roster, followed by the rest of the current team. Once the new roster was posted those who had tried out, flocked it to see who made it the new roster was as follows:

Captain/Chaser Chris Wood

2nd Chaser Chelsea Phelps

3rd Chaser James Potter

1st Beater John Turner

2nd Beater Sirius Black

Keeper Celesta Johnson

Seeker Lilly Evans

Practice is on MONDAY! Starts at 6:00! DO NOT BE LATE!

"Uh-oh," commented James reading the roster.

"What? What?" demanded Sirius who hadn't seen the roster.

"Well… we made the team," started James, "But…"

"But what?" demanded Sirius.

"Practice is Monday!"

"When?"

"Monday! We have to tell Wood."

"Tell me what?" asked Chris Wood who had just stepped up behind them.

"Um, Wood," started James.

"We can't make it to practice Monday," finished Sirius.

"You've got to be kidding," half laughed Chirs, "Why would you have to miss practice?"

"We've got detention," answered James.

"Detention? What for?"

"Dropping some dung bombs," mumbled Sirius.

"You're the ones who moved Gribble's class?"

"Yeah," half smiled Sirius.

"It's no excuse though you two knew that there was the possibility that you'd make it to the team you should have used better judgment. Let's not let it happen again or I'll have to rethink keeping you two on the roster."

Later that afternoon Remus came to a bit groggy and still sore. Last night had been an exceptionally hard night. "You have some visitors Remus, I'll let them in but I want you to stay in bed you a had very hard night last night I don't think I'll release you till later this evening."

"Yes Madame Dousman," nodded Remus in compliance.

When Madame Dousman left the room, James, Sirius, and Peter entered.

"How you doing Moony?" asked James.

"Been better," he replied, "You two make the team?"

"Yeah, barely," answered Sirius.

"Really? What happened?'

"We made the roster but first practice is Monday," explained James, "Wood didn't very well like it when we told him that we couldn't make it. Pretty much said if we missed another for detention he would rethink keeping us on the team."

"I'm sorry mates, it's my fault that the detention is on a Monday in the first place," apologized Remus.

"Hey, it's no big deal, we dropped the dung bombs," cajoled James

"I guess that's what Dumbledore meant that detention on Monday would be more punishing," noted Remus.

"Yeah, I guess your right," agreed Sirius.

"I just remembered," added Remus, "I think Snape is on to me."

"What?" demanded the three going white.

"He came in with a supposed stomach ache, asked what was wrong with me, in that oh, so caring manner of his."

"What did you say?" squeaked Peter.

"I said that nothing was wrong with me which he of course didn't believe then I wouldn't answer him. Then just as I was about to pass out from the sleeping potion I think he asked Madame Dousman about me, she wouldn't tell him any thing either."

"This not good," panicked Peter.

"We know it's not good, Peter," sarcastically replied Sirius.

"I even think he saw me come into the castle too," added Remus, "I'm not sure on that one."

"Is that all he saw?" asked James.

"I don't know," answered Remus.

"We're going to have to watch for Snape all the more now," remarked James.

"I just wish that greasy git would keep his abnormally large nose out of other people's business," complained Sirius.

(A/N: I thought I would do my authors notes here at the bottom this time. I think that this it the longest chapter that I have ever done it's not exactly what I consider my best but it will work. I wanted to let you know that I have fixed some errors I found in previous chapters. Thanks to everyone whose pointed them out to me! When you do that it helps me to produce a better story. Don't ever hesitate to flame and tell me what I've done wrong criticism helps me as a writer. But don't think I don't like the compliments those boost my confidence and I enjoy knowing that I have provided something mildly entertaining for you to read.)