Sorry to everyone about the wait, the beginning of this was really hard to write. I had thought I back myself into a corner and would have to go back and re-write the last like 3 or 4 chapters, but then I came up with this. If you caught any loop-wholes or mistakes, please tell me!

VerFirstMarauderGirl (Alex)– YAY! jumps up and down in delight You're back! WOOHOO…clears throat Yes well…Thank for being my weeping buddy, I need one. I loved writing the mirror scene. Thank you for the review. Luv Ya, Frankie…P.S. keep reviewing!

RPG King - Stops from hitting head on table. I was hoping I got the suspense thing right. I also though it was a little on the Sirius (serious) side (lol), so I put in a whole lot of laughs. The next chappie will have some too but then…well you'll just have to wait and see.

Norwegianchick101 – I don't know if you got to this chapter or if you stop reading after Chapter 12, but if you are still here. I think that is a very interest idea. I never thought about it until u said that and then I realized, you were very write. They never said Sirius was a man-whore we all just made him that way, same with Draco, although I think you're right, Tom Felton is just to damn sexy. I had always though they should have cast Johnny Depp or someone like him, for Sirius though. I thought the guy had to be mad sexy and hot and he wasn't… sigh Oh well, such is life.

silver slytherin serpent – If you want that seen I think I might put on up on my sight or post it as a one-shot most likely to be called SGM The Lost Scene or something similar. There will be one have no fear it just might take a while. If you have any suggestions of stories I can read to get the feel of that kind of scene e-mail them to me, please.

Professor Rose – You still have your copy of HBP? Well, if you do, look on page 409, and read the first sentence of the first full paragraph…Actually to save you the trouble, I'll tell you what it says. And I quote, "He was rapidly becoming obsessed with Draco Malfoy." I'm sorry but if that isn't support for all the H/D shippers out there, including myself, I have no idea what is! Of course J.K.Rowling would never make them cannon, because she would be eaten alive by narrow-minded people and the Catholic Church and so on. (I have nothing against the Catholic Church; in fact, I'm catholic). Thanks for the review and support.

Thanks to Beggs, peachie1st, SlytherinBeauty, Queen Asinoe, Mary-De-Silva, nandhp, The Gryffindor Drummer, obessed4life, the pink cow, xAngelxOfxMusicx, dumbxblonde07, and funky seaweed! I luv yall!

Now on with the chappie…

Last Chapter…

Sirius explained what they were looking for. Remus took the Book and flipped through. He, finally, stooped at a page and read aloud, "As you, whoever you are, have probably noticed I, James Potter, have written maybe two entries in this entire volume. The only reason I am writing this one is the fact that I believe Wormtail is physically incapable of writing without ruining whatever he is writing on and he is quite illiterate anyway. Therefore, here goes nothing…

"The following is a full account of the, as I like to call it, Switching Incident…A true tale involving Potions, Hair, Bloodshed, and Bets…" Remus looked up. "James had a flare for the dramatic, as you probably gathered." He turned the page to continue, but stopped dead. "So-Someone…ripped out t-two whole pages…but…but how?"

He looked up, stunned. Sirius shook his head and grabbed the book. "That's not possible." However, he saw that it was, when he looked at the jagged remains the two missing pages left behind. His jaw dropped.

"How could…?"

Everyone looked at everyone else. They all, except Draco, came to the same conclusion at the same time.

In unison, they all said simply, "Wormtail!"

Chapter 26 – Theories, Intentions, and Teasing

It took several days to figure out exactly what happened. Finally, though they couldn't be sure, they decided this is what must have happened.

Back when The Marauders were just leaving school, Wormtail must have gotten hold of the Record Book and kept it for some reason, forsaking the groups plan to leave it there to reek whatever havoc it might. After school, he somehow joined Voldemort without anyone knowing. Perhaps in a desperate attempt to please the Dark Lord, he must have showed the Book to his Master. Sirius figured that Voldemort must have wanted to drain James or Lily or perhaps he wanted to drain Harry or Neville, because of the prophecy. On this, the group wasn't too sure. However, this is where Snape must have come into it. Because the Depletion Curse involves a complex potion, Voldemort must have assigned Snape the task of brewing it. Voldemort must have had Wormtail remove the pages and James must have been looking for the Book to add Harry's name, by then, so it was given back to the group. Harry's name was added, but then James and Lily died and Voldemort Fell. Years passed with Wormtail becoming Scabbers. The theory became a little hazy after that point, but in general they figured Wormtail must have got wind of the rise of his old Master and decided to regain those page, which he must have hidden after the Fall, only Snape, who knew of the plan, must have found them first. Being the excellent liar he was, he must have convinced poor, stupid Wormtail that he didn't have them. They couldn't figure out why he didn't give them to his Master, but he must have had an agenda of his own. He kept the pages and now, in a desperate plot of revenge, he had used the Curse on Harry, once again underestimating the young man's ability to inflict pain when it's needed or when he flies into a rage. That move will be his downfall.

The Quartet was in the library one evening a few days later, trying to find as much information on the Depletion Curse, while Sirius and Remus went to Dumbledore.

"Find anything yet?" Harry asked, rubbing the back of his aching neck.

The other three sighed and shook their heads. Harry let out a noisy breath and glanced down at the open book in his lap. He reached to turn the page, but stopped. He read the heading and a small grin tugged at the corners of his mouth.

"Hey, guys…"

"Harry, you found something!" Hermione leaned forward excitedly.

He shook his head and let the grin have its way. He looked up at them, the old mischievous sparkle in his eye. A sparkle none of them had seen since the night of the Club Incident, as Draco called it, which irritated Ron to no end, seeing as they still had not told him what happened at the club. "I found something, indeed. Not to what we're looking for, but something just the same. Listen to this!" He was grinning broadly now. He looked down at the book and began to read, "For the very powerful wizard, taking an Animagus form is relatively easy. Therefore, may very powerful wizards take more then one form or try to at least. This has only been successful on three occasions that have been recorded, the most recent being Albus Dumbledore who has three forms altogether.

"Also, there is documentation of a very powerful wizard taking the form of a magical creature. This is extremely difficult and beyond dangerous. Only once, in all of recorded History, has the extraordinary feat been accomplished. Merlin, who was the wizard in question, only transformed once that we know of and is rumored to have said that it was excruciatingly painful." He looked up at them again and saw the recognition and horror on Hermione's face. He saw realization soon spark in Draco's eyes as well, but his face soon wore a grin to match Harry's. Ron just looked confused.

"Harry,' Hermione said, pleadingly, her eyes filled with concern. "Please. You can't. Especially when you being drained, please."

"What in Merlin's name are you on about?" Ron said, rather densely.

Draco turned to him, sneering at his confusion. "Please, tell you're not that dense!"

"What?"

"Oh dear Merlin! You are that dense! You have absolutely no idea why Potter just read that?" Ron shook his head, and Draco sighed. "Really, does everyone have to explain everything to you? I pity Hermione; she's probably the one who has to do it. Potter can't he isn't much better…" He grinned and Harry smacked him on the back of the head. "Hey! I was joking! Anyway, Potter obviously wants to try one or both of those transformations and Hermione doesn't want him to."

"I have a question." Harry said, smirking. "Why is it that you call Hermione by her first and Ron by his, but you still call me Potter? Do you have some aversion to saying my name? Are you afraid to call me Harry?"

"You don't exactly call me by my first name, now do you?" Draco pointed out, a slight pinkish tinge appearing on his cheeks.

"Actually, Draco, I do. I have been calling you by your first name for like a month now…well, most of the time, anyway."

Draco opened his mouth, then closed it again and looked around. Hermione and Ron were both watching him with interest. "Fine!" He cried. "I'll call you by you by your first name, okay?"

"Okay…well?" Harry asked smirking now. The Malfoy smirk.

Draco, who had been glaring at Ron (Ron was laughing at his obvious discomfort), now looked up at Harry. Seeing the Malfoy smirk on Harry's face was too much. He growled, yes, he actually growled, "Harry Potter, you are fucking evil! Why the fuck are you not in Slytherin? Wipe that MALFOY smirk off your face before I do it for you!"

This just made Harry smirk in a more evil fashion. "I think you have some sort of attachment to my last name. Oh, and now I'm evil because I smirked at you? Why is that? Do I make you uncomfortable?" He raised an eyebrow.

Draco swallowed hard. "No and no again." He said, the Malfoy mask slipping into place.

This caused Harry to raise both eyebrows. "I think you're lying."

"And I think you are both sick in the head! That's disgusting! Harry, your girlfriend is sitting right next to you and you are FLIRTING with MALFOY!" This caused the entire library to go quiet. Ron slapped a hand over his mouth.

"Nice one, Ron. Feed the rumors some more why don't you! I do not flirt with anyone but my significant other, who happens to be Hermione! Thank you very much." The room grew noisy again. Harry's eyes flashed in anger. "If you ever do something like that again, I will personally see to it that you can never have children. I never pegged you for a homophobe, Ron!"

Ron somehow managed to look both affronted and scared at the same time. "I am not a homophobe…it's just…well, I mean, it's Malfoy for Merlin's sake!"

"That's interesting. You take an Unbreakable Vow never to betray any of us and all that when you don't even like one of us. That was not a wise move, Ron. There are only to ways to remove an Unbreakable Vow. Death being the easiest."

"Two ways?" Hermione put in, trying both to calm Harry's temper and to get information.

"Yes, two ways. One: Death. And Two: A very long and Complex spell and ritual that take about three days and it can only remove the entire Vow, not just a portion. Therefore, Ron would have to get to Entire Vow removed. That means the Vow he took to both of us as well. In addition, any trust between us would be destroyed by contingence. For removing an Unbreakable Vow is the profound form of betrayal known to Wizard-kind."

Ron look completely horrified. "Harry, please, you of all people should know that I would never do something like that to you or 'Mione."

Harry smiled. "I had to hear you say it, Ron. I know how much you hated Draco and I had to be sure that, if you still hated him, you wouldn't let that get in the way of our friendship and have the Vow removed."

"That certainly makes me feel loved." Draco said sarcastically.

"Hey!" Harry said, suddenly brightening and turning to the blonde, who promptly cringed. "You still haven't called me by my first name! And you still didn't, truthfully, answer my questions!"

Turning a faint shade of pink again, Draco said. "I don't recall what they were could you repeat what you said?"

Harry smirked again. "Certainly. I believe I said, that I think you have some sort of attachment to my last name. Also, I wondered why I'm evil because I smirked at you? And if I make you uncomfortable?"

"Ah, yes…Well. Um…No, I don't have—"

"Stop!" Hermione cried suddenly. "I seriously don't believe him and I think he should be put under a truth spell!"

This made Harry grin widely and Draco pale considerable. "Excellent idea, darling! I knew you were the brains of our group." Harry said and turned to Draco. "Well?"

He swallowed hard, again, and sighed heavily. "Fine. Just get it over with."

Hermione muttered an incantation and nodded to Harry. "Alright. Let's start the questioning. Now, Do you have some sort of attachment to my last name?"

"Not really. I guess it's habit forming calling someone a certain name. It's difficult to stop."

"Then why did you blush when I asked if you were afraid to call me Harry?"

"Because I- well because Harry is a very breathy word and I found that when almost anyone says that name, it sound somehow sexual. Unless of course it's someone like McGonagall, but that's obvious." By this time, Draco was bright red and Ron was practically rolling around on the floor laughing. Hermione chuckled softly and Harry looked a little bit shocked.

"So…you don't call me Harry because you think it'll sound sexual?"

Draco nodded and Harry burst out laughing. Once he got himself under control again, he asked, "Okay…Why am I evil because I smirked at you?"

"Well, two reasons. One: No one but a Malfoy should be able to use the Malfoy smirk, even though it works on you, which is rather creepy. And Two: that smirk is rather sexy."

"Is sex all you ever think about?"

"No."

"Okay." Harry looked thoughtful for a moment. "Do I make you uncomfortable?"

"Not usually."

"Good…" He glance at Hermione and smirked. She got his meaning and asked and question of her own.

"Okay, Draco. Do you find Harry attractive?"

"I think this is unfair! I think all of us…well maybe not Ron, should be put under a truth spell! Yes, I find bloody Harry bloody Hot! From a impartial point of view!"

Harry raised his eyebrows. "Alright we will go back to the common room and finish this little interrogation there, with all of us under truth spells."

With that, they all stood and followed Harry out of the Library. None of them noticed the wistful glances from a small group of girls who had over heard the end of their conversation. How sexy would it be to see Malfoy and Harry kiss? That, they all agreed, would be the bloody hottest thing they ever saw. To bad, it never happened. Ah well…such is life.