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A/N: This is an interlude mainly intended to find out whether reviewers are open to the idea of a prequel. Well, it would be, if there were any reviewers. Come on people, this is the fifth chapter I've posted, and I have two, count'em, two reviews. Frankly, it's discouraging; I'd like to receive some input. Am I making any stupid mistakes? How's the dialogue? Does the plot seem coherent so far? I can't make this a better story unless someone tells me if and where I've gone wrong.
"Look around you. Do you see the two other trainees? They are your teammates. You will train with them. You will live with them. You will eat with them. When you have finished your training, you will work with them. You will have no secrets from them; they are your family now. Young man!" Moody snapped, and Severus stopped glaring at the two Gryffindors and looked at him guiltily. "You were a Slytherin, weren't you?"
Severus nodded. "Yes sir, I'm a Slytherin."
"No, you are not!" Moody declared. "You stopped being a Slytherin the moment you walked out of Hogwarts. Now you are an Auror." He waved at Remus and Peter. "They are not Gryffindors anymore. They are Aurors. You are comrades in the greatest, most honorable brotherhood known to wizardkind!" he yelled, and it reverberated off the high, vaulted ceiling. "Former Gryffindors are the best backup a man could ever dream of! And you!" he pointed accusingly at Remus and Peter. "Thank your lucky stars each and every day that your team's tactician was a Slytherin when he was in school! The infamous Slytherin cunning will save your lives someday!" The two had the grace to look abashed, and stop giving Severus evil looks. "Now, what are you?"
"Aurors, sir."
"I can't hear you!" he shrieked.
Wondering if he was deaf, they repeated it more loudly. "AURORS, SIR!"
"I still can't hearyou!" He held a hand up to his ear, as if listening for some barely detectable noise.
"WE'RE AURORS, SIR!" they bellowed, exasperated.
"Good. Now repeat that to yourselves every day. You're Aurors, and I'll have your hide if you forget it."
So, is a prequel something you'd like to see, or should I scrap it entirely?