Disclaimer: I do not own Harry Potter or any other of J.K Rowling's creations. I don't own, you don't sue! I do however own Annabel as she is a character I have created as well as Vixen Rogue.

My first Harry Potter fanfic so please review, I need help with ideas! Excuse my crappy spelling and grammar for it really is not my strong point.

Note: It's now a 20+ chapter fic but I'm considering making it longer. Sorry for adding more again. Upcoming chapter is 'Over the Rainbow' chap 25 (the finale! Really this time). Only one chapter left.

Couldn't fit everything in 12 chapters so it's going to be 25 chapters long.

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Chapter 24: Midnights Man

'Why do you need me?' Annabel asked, watching Snape who was eyeing the clock excitedly.

'The duel has to be two on two. Don't worry I'm sure the only thing Sirius will be able to do is spurt water at you. He won't be able to work any threatening spells in his condition,' Snape sneered, laughing at the mere thought of it.

'What about Potter?' Annabel continued, desperately uneasy about the upcoming night. Nobody ever got away with hurting the Marauders, as she knew too well.

'I'll handle him. I will have my revenge on him, and you on Sirius. James will have no idea what's happening. By the time he grasps the situation it will be too late,' he replied.

'But Vixen said that they realised that if Sirius gets angry then he can still challenge us,' Annabel pointed out, not wanting to give up her protest. Snape glanced at her.

'Maybe, but momentary anger will not empower him for long. Only true happiness can counter the spell for good,' Snape said slowly, obviously weighing out the chances of Sirius having a sudden burst of rage. If he did, he knew that Annabel would be no match for him.

'So they know how to counter it?' she continued. Snape nodded.

'Yes, Vixen told me. But don't worry there is no way they will be able to lift it by tonight…'

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'There is no way we can lift the spell within…an hour,' Lupin cried, looking down at James and Sirius who were sitting on the sofa, looking up at him expectantly.

'It's useless,' Sirius wailed, burying his head in his hands.

'Don't cry! Don't you dare cry!' Lupin warned, causing Sirius to whimper in response.

Picking Gapy, Sirius's favourite puppet sock, off the table, Lupin advanced on his weeping friend and smacked him repeatedly over the head with it. 'Pull yourself together man!'

'Uh Remus, what are you doing?' James asked, looking at him beat Sirius with confused eyes.

'Argh! Lily you talk to them, I can't talk to them!' he replied, frustrated. It was getting them nowhere. Sirius still couldn't talk for more than a minute without finding the topic of conversation upsetting, and breaking down in tears. And well James couldn't have a decent conversation at all.

'Look. James write this down. Tonight you have to duel Snape and your both well, not on best form,' Lily started.

'That's beside the point,' James spoke up.

'How can that be besides the point?' Lily snapped, gazing at him in surprise.

'Wait. What's beside the point?' James replied.

'Never mind.'

'It's nearly time. Let's go…'

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'Well well. Turned up have we?' Snape sniped, grinning at the new arrivals that had entered the room of requirement.

'We are not afraid of you Snivellus!' Sirius stammered, looking at his companions uneasily and losing any real conviction he had in his voice.

'Your calling me Snivellus? You looked in the mirror lately Black? Then again if you seen your reflection you would probably start to cry, if you weren't already that is,' Snape cackled, causing Sirius to sob audibly.

'Shut up Snape!' Lily called, eyeing him disgustingly and placing a supportive hand on Sirius's shoulder as Lupin growled behind them.

'You two can't help them. You have to wait outside. This is between the four of us,' Snape said, waving a dismissive hand at Annabel who had been cowering in the corner of the now massive room. She glanced up anxiously, before turning her gaze back to the floor, trying to avoid making eye contact.

'Your using that bimbo,' Lily laughed, as Annabel glowered in her direction, her head snapping up.

'Yes. Bimbos have their uses,' he replied, raising his eyebrows suggestively.

'Shut it Snivelly,' James snarled, glaring at Snape with venom.

Considering James had no idea what was going on, Lupin was impressed with his feisty attitude.

Snape stood for a minute and looked at him.

'Shut what, Potter?' he muttered, his eyes glittering.

'Huh?' James asked, having obviously got lost in the conversation. He looked at Lupin for support, who shrugged carelessly.

'Ha. Your just as useless as that snivelling wreck over there. But enough of small talk, you two are not supposed to be here,' Snape laughed, indicating to Lily and Lupin.

Then, as though the room had been listening, they were lifted clean off their feet and were flung backwards, through the wall and into the corridor outside. The wall made a soft gurgling noise, as though it had swallowed them, and rippled slightly, before taking it's previous form.

'What? Where did they go?' James spluttered, running his hands along the place they had disappeared.

'Just outside. Don't worry,' Snape responded coldly, his eyes calculating the people before him.

Sirius had stopped crying and was still looking at the wall in shock, red rings visible under his eyes. James was glancing around, trying to figure out his surroundings as he shuffled through his notes. Snape couldn't help but smile. They looked like lost little boys.

'Let the battle begin.' Snape reached for his robes and grabbing his wand as Annabel lurched away from the sidelines, heading straight for a startled Sirius.

'What battle? What's going on? Argh!' James flung himself to the side as a blast of bright red light exploded from the end of Snape's wand and struck the wall behind him loudly. Scrambling to his feet he extracted his wand from his robes and clutched it tightly as another streak of crimson light flashed towards him.

Focusing his mind on the task at hand, James repelled the light, rebounding it off a conjured blue force field and back at Snape who side stepped it easily.

Wait, what's going on again? he thought, surprised by his current surroundings. Glancing to his left he saw a wailing Sirius trying to send curses at Annabel, who instead was being dosed in flowers. His weeping state stopped him from firing more fatal spells in her direction. He had no conviction behind them.

His attention was turned back to Snape as a more lethal looking silver bolt of lightning detonated next to him.

'Sirius, help!' James stammered as a wave of power that had suddenly emulated from Snape's wand rippled through the air and struck him in the chest. Feeling the air leave his lungs he flew to the wall behind him, but instead of vanishing through it as Lily and Lupin had, James hit it with a sickening crunch.

'You will now pay Potter,' Snape sniggered, advancing James who lay crumpled by the wall.

'Not if winning smiles count.' James looked up at him defiantly. Snape may have taken his memory, but he wasn't going to take his dignity.

'How dare you insult me!' Snape boomed, the volume of his voice attracting the attention of Annabel who was streaming spells at Sirius, who was dancing around them.

James shivered as Snape's cold stare caught his gaze. Although his voice had shook with pain and his confidence had been rattled, James knew that he had to stay strong. If he could distract Snape long enough, it would give Sirius the opportunity to hex him.

Looking up at his friend, James saw Sirius's reddened eyes blaze with anger through the sheen of tears as Snape raised his wand. Pushing Annabel to the side, Sirius's wand exploded, sending several different flashes of light coursing at the opponent.

With Snape's eyes fixed on James he didn't see the curses flying his way. As Annabel muttered a soft scream Snape was spurted with a fountain of rainbow water that was so strong he was knocked off his feet. Fireworks danced above his head and he was caked head to foot in flowers.

Not the fiercest spells in the world, but together they had done the trick. They had slowed Snape down.

However within seconds he had recovered. Sending a explosive charm at Sirius, Snape jumped to his feet, soaking wet with paint and wearing flowers as new hair accessories. His face was bright red with anger and humiliation that could be seen under the dye that Sirius had covered him in.

James didn't have a clue what was going on but he found it extremely funny that Snape was standing in front of him looking like some kind of demented circus clown. And apparently he wasn't the only one.

Sirius who had shot to his feet, took one look at Snape as let out a bark like laugh. His face split into a smile and his eyes glittered in amusement, something they hadn't done in the last couple of days.

With that his body began to glow, surrounding him in a deep purple aura. The reminiscence of the spell. It slowly left his body, drawing out of him like a large black cloud before it faded into nothingness.

'Can someone please tell me what the heck is going on?' James's voice rung through the silence. Sirius grinned at him, the spell having been broken.

'Don't ask, just fire!' he yelled, twirling around and sending a stunning spell off to his left, striking Annabel in the stomach, as Snape gaped in surprise.

Annabel fell to the ground lifeless, as James clambered up, ducking the spells that Sirius was sending around the room.

Snape yelped as flashes of multi coloured light flew around him, rebounding off walls and exploding against the ceiling, sent by the dancing Sirius who was waving his wand around carelessly. Snape deflected a few before deciding to flee. He had a feeling that Sirius's new spells would be slightly worse than paint and flowers.

'Not so fast!' cried James and Sirius together.

Twirling around Snape saw Sirius skip and James limp towards him, wands clutched tightly in their hands. Glancing at each other they smiled.

Before Snape could react he saw various colours flare in front of him, before it all went black…

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'Why does he have asshole written across his forehead?' James asked, staring down at the limp and crippled Snape. He looked at though he had been attacked by someone with a hacksaw going to a costume party.

'That was you,' Sirius laughed.

'Oh,' James replied, looking unsure.

'Don't worry you'll get you memory back soon. I mean my curse was broken. Wait til I tell Moony. After all that stuff with the jokes and the puppets, he's gonna be pissed off to know all he had to do was curse Snape.'

'What am I going to do?' James asked, not wanting remain with a serious case of amnesia for the rest of his life.

'Don't worry. I'm sure Lily can refresh your memory…' Sirius said, his eyes twinkling with an idea…

To be continued…

A/N Only one chapter to go (sobs) but I have a new fic now so check it out. It's been really hard to write two at a time but anyway…

I hope you've enjoyed the story so far. Last chap 'Over the Rainbow' where Lily helps James refresh his memory (its M rated) and Sirius makes up for lost time.

Thanks to everyone who has been supportive. I hope you can continue. Please review!