Chapter 21 - Black Desires
Christmas was fast approaching and the school had settled into it's routine. The Quidditch Cup was well underway. Gryffindor had won its first game against Hufflepuff, showing the male population of the school just how good girls could be when given the chance, and was now coming second with Ravenclaw in first place.
The sixth year Muggle Studies students had been given their marks back for their plays. Lily and her group did well getting 16/20 while James and Remus had managed full marks with their rendition of Romeo and Juliet. Everything at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry was running smoothly for once.
Sirius was on his way to the common room after dinner one night towards the end of November when Snape suddenly blocked his path. 'Oh goodie,' thought Sirius sarcastically. 'It's Snivelly the grease-ball again.'
"Black," Snape greeted Sirius almost cordially.
"Snivellus," Sirius replied in the same manner.
"You know Black the Gryffindor Quidditch team is quite interesting. Have you all become so crap that you have to let females play for you? The almighty James Potter hasn't gone soft has he? Or worse yet, he wouldn't happen to be I don't know gay, and that could be affecting his game. What about you Black? You willingly gave up your spot to a girl who is two years younger than you. Ross isn't too bad for a muggle-lover. I hear she's quite easy." Snape put emphasis on the word 'easy.' "And what about that Captain of yours? Who decided that the mudblood would be Captain? Perhaps it was Potter the fairy."
Sirius began to growl at Snape. "You'd better shut your mouth now Snivelly if you know what's good for you."
Snape didn't pay any attention to Sirius' words or hands, which were clenched, into fists. "And what about Lupin?" Snape lowered his voice, "I know what he is I just have to prove and then he'll be out of this school before you can say 'werewolf.'"
Lily walked around the corner just in time to hear what Sirius said next. "Snape you snoop around too much but one day you will get what you deserve. You really wanna know where Remus goes every month? Then go to the Whomping Willow at 10 o'clock, pick up the long stick on the ground and press the knot on the trunk of the tree."
Lily quickly walked back the way she came without Snape or Sirius noticing that she had been there. 'Sirius you idiot, what have you done?' she thought. Lily looked at the watch she was wearing. The time currently said 8:15. 'I have to find James,' was Lily's final thought before she took off running down the halls.
Lily began searching everywhere that James could possibly be. She checked the Great Hall first in hopes that he was among the last dregs of people at dinner but with no luck. She then continued to try the Astronomy Tower, the North Tower, the Gryffindor common room, a lot of the unlocked classrooms and even the dungeons.
Lily finally found James in the library, the last place she thought she would find him and by this point it was 9:50. Lily strode over to where James was working and almost collapsed from all the running. "James," she panted, "Sirius told Snape how to get past the Whomping Willow."
James jumped out of his seat. "But it's the full moon. Bloody hell Sirius. Lily go tell Dumbledore then get back to Gryffindor Tower."
"But-"
"Just do it!" With that James went streaking out of the library and through the empty stone corridors. 'Sirius you idiot, what have you done?' he thought as he ran towards the Entrance Hall.
Fifteen minutes later James neared the Whomping Willow just as Snape walked through the gap. "Snape don't!" James yelled but it was too late. Snape was already in the tunnel towards the Shrieking Shack.
James sprinted after him and managed to catch up to Snape and grab the back of his robes when they were only a few metres away from the door. "Snape there's a full grown werewolf behind that door. If you open it we'll both die," James tried to explain to Snape. Snape pulled himself out of James' tight grasp and continued to walk towards the door.
"Snape no!" Snape didn't listen and began to reach towards the doorknob. James pulled out his wand and screamed, "Petrificus Totalus!" Snape fell forward and hit his head on the door making Remus, who was directly behind the door, growl and start banging the door from his side. James quickly changed into a stag and picked up Snape in his antlers and turned to head back through the passage. He didn't want to think what might happen if Remus managed to break the door down. It hadn't happened yet but James didn't want to be there holding Snape if it did.
James changed back to human right before he and Snape emerged from the tree. James had the feeling that Dumbledore was already there, and giving away the fact that he was an illegal Animagus would definitely qualify as a dumb idea. 'Then again what Sirius did tonight was dumb as well,' James thought as he and Snape popped out of the tree to see Dumbledore waiting for them.
James laid Snape on the ground in front of Dumbledore and reversed the spell. Snape stood up and scowled at both James and Dumbledore. James glared back then turned to Dumbledore. "You saw Lily?" he asked.
"I did," replied Dumbledore. "Mr Black is waiting in my office."
"And Lily is back in the common room?"
"She is. And that is also where you are going now Mr Potter. Mr Snape shall accompany me to my office."
"Okay. Good night Professor." James knew there was no point arguing. James would hear it all from Sirius. Or if he didn't he would make Sirius tell him. Along with giving Sirius a piece of his mind.
Sirius trudged into the boy's dorm quite a while later. He found James pacing around the room and Peter sleeping with his curtains shut. Sirius assumed that Peter had also put a Silencing Spell on them. For some reason unknown to the others Peter had taken to doing it every night.
James turned around when Sirius entered the room and just watched as Sirius walked over to his bed and sat down. "I got a two week suspension," he said simply.
"Good."
Sirius stared at James in shock. "What!"
"What the hell were you thinking Sirius?"
"He was talking crap about all of us. He called you gay, Lily a mudblood and Carly easy. Snape deserved it."
"You mean he deserved to be eaten by Remus? Couldn't you have thought of something that didn't involve Remus and giving away his secret? How do you think Remus will feel when he finds out what you did and how close he came to killing someone?"
"I guess I didn't think."
"You're bloody well right you didn't think. If Lily hadn't found me imagine what would've happened."
"Lily?"
"Yeah Lily. She overheard you telling Snape how to get past the Whomping Willow so she came looking for me. Why couldn't you have just beaten him up like you usually do? At least you would've only gotten detentions instead of being suspended Sirius." James sighed. He'd said what he had to say. "When are you leaving?"
"In the morning."
James nodded. "What happened to Snape?"
"He was given two months of detention and was strictly forbidden not to tell anyone about Remus."
"Right I'm going to bed."
"Good night James."
James didn't reply. Instead he got into his four-poster and didn't say another to Sirius. As Sirius hopped into bed he thought, 'Sirius you idiot, what have you done?'
Christmas was fast approaching and the school had settled into it's routine. The Quidditch Cup was well underway. Gryffindor had won its first game against Hufflepuff, showing the male population of the school just how good girls could be when given the chance, and was now coming second with Ravenclaw in first place.
The sixth year Muggle Studies students had been given their marks back for their plays. Lily and her group did well getting 16/20 while James and Remus had managed full marks with their rendition of Romeo and Juliet. Everything at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry was running smoothly for once.
Sirius was on his way to the common room after dinner one night towards the end of November when Snape suddenly blocked his path. 'Oh goodie,' thought Sirius sarcastically. 'It's Snivelly the grease-ball again.'
"Black," Snape greeted Sirius almost cordially.
"Snivellus," Sirius replied in the same manner.
"You know Black the Gryffindor Quidditch team is quite interesting. Have you all become so crap that you have to let females play for you? The almighty James Potter hasn't gone soft has he? Or worse yet, he wouldn't happen to be I don't know gay, and that could be affecting his game. What about you Black? You willingly gave up your spot to a girl who is two years younger than you. Ross isn't too bad for a muggle-lover. I hear she's quite easy." Snape put emphasis on the word 'easy.' "And what about that Captain of yours? Who decided that the mudblood would be Captain? Perhaps it was Potter the fairy."
Sirius began to growl at Snape. "You'd better shut your mouth now Snivelly if you know what's good for you."
Snape didn't pay any attention to Sirius' words or hands, which were clenched, into fists. "And what about Lupin?" Snape lowered his voice, "I know what he is I just have to prove and then he'll be out of this school before you can say 'werewolf.'"
Lily walked around the corner just in time to hear what Sirius said next. "Snape you snoop around too much but one day you will get what you deserve. You really wanna know where Remus goes every month? Then go to the Whomping Willow at 10 o'clock, pick up the long stick on the ground and press the knot on the trunk of the tree."
Lily quickly walked back the way she came without Snape or Sirius noticing that she had been there. 'Sirius you idiot, what have you done?' she thought. Lily looked at the watch she was wearing. The time currently said 8:15. 'I have to find James,' was Lily's final thought before she took off running down the halls.
Lily began searching everywhere that James could possibly be. She checked the Great Hall first in hopes that he was among the last dregs of people at dinner but with no luck. She then continued to try the Astronomy Tower, the North Tower, the Gryffindor common room, a lot of the unlocked classrooms and even the dungeons.
Lily finally found James in the library, the last place she thought she would find him and by this point it was 9:50. Lily strode over to where James was working and almost collapsed from all the running. "James," she panted, "Sirius told Snape how to get past the Whomping Willow."
James jumped out of his seat. "But it's the full moon. Bloody hell Sirius. Lily go tell Dumbledore then get back to Gryffindor Tower."
"But-"
"Just do it!" With that James went streaking out of the library and through the empty stone corridors. 'Sirius you idiot, what have you done?' he thought as he ran towards the Entrance Hall.
Fifteen minutes later James neared the Whomping Willow just as Snape walked through the gap. "Snape don't!" James yelled but it was too late. Snape was already in the tunnel towards the Shrieking Shack.
James sprinted after him and managed to catch up to Snape and grab the back of his robes when they were only a few metres away from the door. "Snape there's a full grown werewolf behind that door. If you open it we'll both die," James tried to explain to Snape. Snape pulled himself out of James' tight grasp and continued to walk towards the door.
"Snape no!" Snape didn't listen and began to reach towards the doorknob. James pulled out his wand and screamed, "Petrificus Totalus!" Snape fell forward and hit his head on the door making Remus, who was directly behind the door, growl and start banging the door from his side. James quickly changed into a stag and picked up Snape in his antlers and turned to head back through the passage. He didn't want to think what might happen if Remus managed to break the door down. It hadn't happened yet but James didn't want to be there holding Snape if it did.
James changed back to human right before he and Snape emerged from the tree. James had the feeling that Dumbledore was already there, and giving away the fact that he was an illegal Animagus would definitely qualify as a dumb idea. 'Then again what Sirius did tonight was dumb as well,' James thought as he and Snape popped out of the tree to see Dumbledore waiting for them.
James laid Snape on the ground in front of Dumbledore and reversed the spell. Snape stood up and scowled at both James and Dumbledore. James glared back then turned to Dumbledore. "You saw Lily?" he asked.
"I did," replied Dumbledore. "Mr Black is waiting in my office."
"And Lily is back in the common room?"
"She is. And that is also where you are going now Mr Potter. Mr Snape shall accompany me to my office."
"Okay. Good night Professor." James knew there was no point arguing. James would hear it all from Sirius. Or if he didn't he would make Sirius tell him. Along with giving Sirius a piece of his mind.
Sirius trudged into the boy's dorm quite a while later. He found James pacing around the room and Peter sleeping with his curtains shut. Sirius assumed that Peter had also put a Silencing Spell on them. For some reason unknown to the others Peter had taken to doing it every night.
James turned around when Sirius entered the room and just watched as Sirius walked over to his bed and sat down. "I got a two week suspension," he said simply.
"Good."
Sirius stared at James in shock. "What!"
"What the hell were you thinking Sirius?"
"He was talking crap about all of us. He called you gay, Lily a mudblood and Carly easy. Snape deserved it."
"You mean he deserved to be eaten by Remus? Couldn't you have thought of something that didn't involve Remus and giving away his secret? How do you think Remus will feel when he finds out what you did and how close he came to killing someone?"
"I guess I didn't think."
"You're bloody well right you didn't think. If Lily hadn't found me imagine what would've happened."
"Lily?"
"Yeah Lily. She overheard you telling Snape how to get past the Whomping Willow so she came looking for me. Why couldn't you have just beaten him up like you usually do? At least you would've only gotten detentions instead of being suspended Sirius." James sighed. He'd said what he had to say. "When are you leaving?"
"In the morning."
James nodded. "What happened to Snape?"
"He was given two months of detention and was strictly forbidden not to tell anyone about Remus."
"Right I'm going to bed."
"Good night James."
James didn't reply. Instead he got into his four-poster and didn't say another to Sirius. As Sirius hopped into bed he thought, 'Sirius you idiot, what have you done?'