A/N: Here is Chapter 8. Enjoy! Oh yeah, Professor Lupin refers to older Lupin, and Remus refers to younger Lupin, just on case you have not figured that out yet. Sorry if I do not get some of you. I promise I will next chapter. It all depends on the update. I am writing the chapters faster than I can update! James and Lily Romance in the next chapter!
Snicket- Thanks. Your reviews make me smile and were a great inspiration. J
Misao, Demon Master- No, Lupin did not throw up. There was not really a need to. Tell your neighbor I love your evil laugh!
Marquierda- Yeah, I thought it would be interesting to have Lupin be the Professor. Adds drama. Hehe.
mrsmunkee- of course I am going to continue it. I hate it when people just stop with a fan fiction and you really like it.
I will get all of you the next update!
Chapter 8
Getting Even Weirder
Lily walked down to breakfast the next morning to find everyone there. James head perked up when he saw her coming.
"Hey Evans. Are you ok? You look like you did not sleep at all last night," James said. She just gave him a glare.
"Just mind your own business, Porter. What I do is no business to you," Lily snapped. She put emphasis on the last name, to remind him that they had different names.
"Good morning Lucy," Hermione said.
"Good Morning, Hermione," Lily said, sounding a bit more happier. James looked a bit disheartened. "What classes do we have today?"
"Double transfiguration, double Defense, and Care of Magical Creatures," Harry said. Right then, Ginny came to the table.
"Hey Harry, we have a DA meeting tonight, right?" she asked.
"Yeah, at 7:30, Room of Requirement," Harry said.
"Ok, thanks," she said, and left the table.
"DA?" Sirius asked.
"Yeah, it stands for Dumbledore's Army. We made it in fifth year to learn defense, since our teacher would not let us. It was a big secret then, but in sixth year, Dumbledore made it a legit group," Hermione explained.
"Really?" Remus asked.
"Yep. We learn all sorts of jinxes, hexes, and charms that will help us. Especially with the war going on and all," Ron said. He dropped his fork in realization with what he said. Harry kicked him from under the table. The marauders exchanged confused glances.
"What war?" James asked curiously.
"Umm, well, you see, that is something that we are, hmmm, not allowed to talk about," Hermione said. Sirius and James seemed kind of mad that they had to be left out in the dark again. Lily decided to change the subject.
"So, who is in charge of the DA?" Lily asked.
"Harry," Ron said simply. The four were in shock.
"Harry?" James asked. Harry nodded.
"Yeah. I teach the spells and stuff. Nothing major," Harry said.
"Nah, he's just being modest. He's brilliant. Best in our year at Defense. He even beat Hermione, and that is saying something," Ron said, taking a swig from his pumpkin juice. Harry could feel his face going red. He hated being in the spotlight.
"Do you four want to join?" Hermione asked. They all nodded their heads.
"Sure," James said. Hermione pulled out the DA member list and a quill.
"Sign on this," she said. When the last person finished signing, Hermione put it back into her bag.
"We should go. We have transfiguration first, and we do not want to get McGonagall mad at us," Harry said, wanting to change the subject from himself and the DA.
"Yeah, Minnie is furious if you're late," James said. Ron and Harry spat out their pumpkin juice.
"Minnie?" they asked in disbelief. James gave a laugh.
"Yeah, after all the detentions I served with her, I had to call her something besides Professor," James smiled.
"That reminds me, Prongs. We have been here for what, three, four days and have not pulled a single prank," Sirius said.
"I think with out Wormtail here, I kind of forgot. We usually pull the pranks with all four of us," James said. Harry, Ron, and Hermione froze. Harry tensed up and his inside flared with anger. He almost forgot too that his dad was friends with that traitor. The marauders took notice of their uneasiness.
"Wormtail is our friend back home. Peter Pettigrew, in case you did not know," Remus said casually. How could I not know him, Harry thought to himself sarcastically.
"Yeah, we know him," Harry murmured. Hermione and Ron both looked at Harry nervously.
"Really? You know him? What does our Wormtail accomplish in the future?" Sirius asked eagerly.
"That is something else that we can't tell you," Hermione said nervously.
"I hate all of these secrets," Sirius said angrily. Lily looked at him sadly. In fact, that was the first time she had looked at him all morning. She was still in shock from her dream last night, and seeing his death was a lot for her to handle.
"Umm, we have to go. We have five minutes to get to class," Lily said, getting up from the table.
"Why didn't you tell us sooner?" James asked. Lily glared at him, but said nothing. The seven of them managed to find seats right before the bell rang.
"Good morning class. Today we will be concentrating on turning stones into mice. I do not expect any of you to get this one the first shot. It is a complex transformation and hard concentration. I do expect all of you to try your best, though," Professor McGonagall said, handing out a rock to everyone. Once everyone had a rock, they all began. By the end of class, only Hermione, James, and Lily had managed to make their transformation complete. Sirius' mouse still had a rock pattern on it's skin and Harry's mouse had no legs. Remus was missing a tail, and Ron's rock was covered in fur and had four legs and a furry tail sticking out form it. For homework, if you were not able to complete the transformation, you were expected to have it mastered by next class.
"I was so close to no homework. Five more minutes," Sirius said, exiting the classroom. "One good thing though."
"What's that?" Remus asked.
"We have you as a teacher next," he said, grinning happily. The students took their seats in the back of the DADA classroom again and waited for class to start. The class size was fairly small. It was meant for a joint between Gryffindors and Slytherins, and another class for Hufflepuffs and Ravenclaws. But when the Slytherins found out the teacher was Lupin, they dropped out. Harry was happy about this.
"Oh, Moony, something has been bothering. Wondering if you could answer it for me," James said. Remus looked at him curiously.
"What's that Prongs?" he asked.
"When we first got here, you were the first to know who Harry's mum was. How did you know?" James asked. Remus rolled his eyes.
"If you were the least bit observant, you would of noticed immediately that Harry's eyes were exactly the same as Lily's," Remus said. Just then, the bell rang. As soon as it rang, Professor Lupin entered the classroom, as if on cue.
"Good Afternoon. Today, we will be practicing with a complex charm. Very few have mastered it, and it is very hard to perform. I do not expect most of you to perform this spell correctly," Professor Lupin announced. James rolled his eyes.
"Why do the teachers always give us a hard spell, and never expect us to do it correctly. What is the point in trying to teach us?" James groaned.
"Mr. Porter, if you could remain silent for the next few minutes so I could explain to the rest of the class what we will be doing today, I will be most happy," Professor Lupin said. James went quiet. "Very well. Today, we will work on the Patronus Charm. The guidelines for this class given to us by the ministry only require learning about this spell, because of its complexity, but I figure the best way to learn is to participate. We will only be doing this for one lesson, and study it for the rest.
"The Patronus Charm is used to repel dementors. It is a force of a everything the dementors fed upon, happiness, hope, light. It requires one single, happy memory. Harry, would you please demonstrate to the class the charm?" Professor Lupin asked. Harry nodded his head. He got up from his seat and started moving to the front of the classroom.
"Harry can make a Patronus?" James asked Hermione. She nodded.
"Yes. Ever since third year," Hermione said.
"Third year? He must have been thirteen," Lily said shocked.
"Yeah, Harry needed to learn how to repel the dementors," Hermione said.
"Why?" Lily asked.
"That is something you might want to ask Harry," Ron said. They all quieted down when Harry was getting ready to use the spell.
"Expecto Patronum!" Harry exclaimed, thinking of his happy memory. That was not to hard for him because they were sitting right there, fifteen feet from him. A silver stag erupted from his wand and started to dissolve when it reached the opposite wall. The four marauders watched in amazement.
"Did anyone else realize that his Patronus was Prongs?" Sirius asked shocked.
"I noticed," Remus said.
"Me too," James said, watching the stag across the room.
"Just checking," Sirius said. The class broke into applause for Harry's Patronus. James, Remus, and Sirius clapped the hardest. Harry turned a deep shade of red then sitting down in his spot in the back.
"I hate being put on the spot like that," Harry said when he returned.
"But, that was bloody brilliant!" James said. Harry smiled with such a praise from his dad. Professor Lupin cleared his throat.
"Ok, I want everyone to repeat after me. Expecto Patronum," he said.
"Expecto Patronum," the class chorused.
"Good, good. Now I want all of you to think of a memory. One single, happy memory. It must be strong," Professor Lupin said. Immediately, the class closed its eyes and started for searching for their memory. Slowly, the eyes were opening and soon, everyone had some memory. "Good, now I will call on each of you to come to the front of the class to practice this charm, since we do not have enough room for al of you to do it at once. Lets do this alphabetically. Mr. Brown, if you will please start for us," Professor Lupin said. Sirius jumped up from his seat and walked to the front of the class. He closed his eyes and thought of his memory.
"Expecto Patronum," Sirius exclaimed. A misty form of a huge dog came out of his wand. All who knew Sirius gave a smile at this, thinking of his Animagi form.
"Very good for a first attempt. It needs some work, but you had a shape, which is extremely good. Take some chocolate and take a seat," Professor Lupin said. Sirius took a chocolate frog from the plate of which Professor Lupin had conjured and took a seat.
"Miss Brown, if you will take a shot at it," Professor Lupin asked kindly. Lavender got up from her seat and went to the same spot Sirius and Harry had previously stood in.
"Ex-Expecto Patronum," Lavender stammered. Expectedly, a thin, transparent silvery mist came from her wand. "I'm sorry."
"Don't be. This is easier to do in front of a dementor," Lupin said encouragingly. She took a chocolate frog and went to her seat. "Who's next? Yes, Miss Evanson. You're turn." Lily took a deep breath and went to the front. She closed her eyes in concentration.
"Expecto Patronum," Lily exclaimed. What happened next, nobody really expected. A fully defined form of a dove shot out of Lily's wand. She produced a corpeal Patronus. Apparently, Professor Lupin did not know about this either.
"Ex-excellent, Miss Evanson. You may take your seat," Professor Lupin said very surprised. Lily gave a small smile and went to the back of the classroom, taking her seat next to Hermione.
"Evanson, I never knew you could make a Patronus. How come you did not tell us?" James asked from behind her. Lily glared at him.
"Well, you never bothered to ask," she said coldly. It hurt Harry badly to see his parents like this. He expected them to be in love and stuff, especially by seventh year, but not at each other's throats like this.
"Mr. Finnigan, you're next." Seamus took his turn, and was as successful as Lavender. Hermione went and produced her shinning otter like she always did. Neville went up there and did fairly well. He was not able to produce a corpeal Patronus yet, but was close. His misty form was of an elephant, which Harry thought fit Neville well. Elephants were calm and subdued animals, until provoked. Then they attack at full force. That definitely was Neville.
"Mr. Lucas, you're up," Professor Lupin gulped. Both Lupins kept their faces away from each other. James and Sirius were having small fits of laughter behind Harry, and even Harry had to give a small laugh when both Lupins gave the same 'Shut up' glare to them at the same time. Remus stood there in the front for a good minute, still trying to think of a memory. Professor Lupin understood the problem and decided to help. He walked over to Remus and whispered something in his ear. Remus gave a small smile and nodded.
"Expecto Patronum," Remus said. His was equal to Sirius, with the smoky outline of a wolf. Remus turned a bit red out of embarrassment, hoping no one knew what the wolf meant, and took his seat.
"Since we have already seen from Ms. Patil, you have ago at this." She slowly got up from her seat and steadied her wand. Hers was on the same level as Lavender, just a silver mist. Next,
"Mr. Porter," Professor Lupin said. "Please come to the front." James got up from his seat and went to the front of the class.
"Expecto Patronum," James cried. Though not corpeal, his Patronus was a bit more defined than Sirius, and a bit better than Neville's. Almost as close you can get to a doing a Patronus with out it being complete. His too, was a stag.
"Very good, Mr. Porter." Professor Lupin said. Dean Thomas went next and then Ron, who was the exact same as James. His was a lion. Ron always glowed with pride when he saw his Patronus form.
"Excellent class. Five points to everyone who participated, which is all of you. For your homework, I want you to study the history of Patronus. There will be a short quiz on it at the beginning of next class," Professor Lupin said. The class exited the room, some still reeling of exhaustion from attempting the Patronus. They all sat down for lunch after DADA.
"That lesson was pretty cool," James said, sitting across from Harry.
"Yeah, it was something I could do," Harry said. This triggered something in Lily's mind.
"Oh, Hermione told me that you had to learn the Patronus for a reason. She would not tell me, and said I need to ask you why," Lily said innocently. Harry became very uncomfortable. Hermione's face started to heat up from guilt, and Ron was just a worried spectator.
"Well, I don't think you all want to know," Harry mumbled.
"Of course we want to know. We have eager minds," Sirius said.
"No, you don't," Harry said sternly.
"Come one, tell us. It can't be that bad," James said.
"Please, Harry," Lily pleaded. She looked sadly at him with her vibrant green eyes that Harry had seen when he looked in a mirror. Harry did not want to say no once again, especially to his mother. He felt as if he had some sort of debt to pay to her. She sacrificed her life for him.
"Well, when ever the dementors get close to me, I can hear Voldemort murdering you and James. Then I pass out," Harry said sadly. The four marauders looked horrorstruck at this. Their eyes seemed to fall mainly on Lily and James. He was staring at his plate, and she was covering eyes, hiding the tears in her eyes from everyone.
"I need to go," Lily said immediately. She grabbed her bag and raced out of the common room.
"Don't!" James exclaimed. He ran out of the Great Hall after her.
A/N: Lily and James romance in next chapter!!! Promise!!