Chapter 13- The Marauders Return
Lily: Girls I told him
Christine: What was his reaction?
Lily: I don't know I couldn't tell.
Sirius: So are you going to tell the rest of us?
Lily: I don't think I will
Remus: Come on Lily please
Emilie: She doesn't have to if she doesn't want to
Sirius: come on tell us please.
Lily: Fine James ok.
"HOLY SHIT!" Sirius screamed. Professor Binns looked at him curiously. "Sorry" professor he muttered.
Sirius: Its Prongs
Christine: Sweetie do you need to get you site checked. Didn't she just say that?
Remus: Is James alive. He looks like he has fainted.
Emilie: Earth to James. Hello James come in. WE on earth kinda miss you.
James: Sorry I am so happy that I kinda blanked out.
Sirius: Perfect subject to do that.
Class ended shortly after. The group walked out.
"Lils is it true that you love Prongsie here?"
"Padfoot don't call me Prongsie."
"Prongsie, Prongsie, Prongsie."
Lily intercepted. "Yes Sirius I do."
They walked into Care of Magical Creatures. The Marauders and The Marauderettes spit up and started talking with their own little group with in the group instantly.
"Lily are you and James together now?" Emilie asked.
"I don't know Emmy. I really don't know. I mean I love him as you have heard but I don't know if I want my heart to be broken. He could have just said all of that."
"Do you really think that he would not give you letter if he didn't mean it?" Christine asked.
"Ya your right."
James was smiling. "She loves me back!"
"I know we heard Prongs."
"Mooney I am just so happy."
"She loves you back." Sirius said in amazement he had been like that ever since he had found out. "Who would hav thought?"
They all started laughing. No one realized that their Professor had started talking. No one paid attention the whole lesson.
At the end of the lesson the Marauders and the Marauderettes went to the Gryffindor Common Room. Remus turned to the Marauderettes. "SO you never told us how you got us out of detention."
"You never asked." Lily said.
"Oh that." Emilie said trying to hold back a smile.
"We just…" Lily began.
"We put a hex on them to confess to McGonagall about what they did well wearing pink dresses and bows in their hair. Then after they told McGonagall they went around for the rest of the day skipping and singing their undying love to their teachers. Like 'Professor Malizar I love you so you are so mean but I don't care.' Or something like that." Christine finished.
The three Marauders smiled. "I never thought I would see the day that Lily Evans, Christine Knight and Emilie Catella played a prank." Sirius said.
"I can't believe that you thought that we were incapable of it." Emilie shot back.
"That one hurt Emmy."
"You idiotic ness hurts me Sirius."
Everyone was laughing including Christine who Sirius turned to in mock sadness.
"Chris you even think that? And I loved you."
"HA ha Sirius and about that. You said you Loved me what is with the past tense. You not love me anymore."
"No no no that isn't it Chris."
"I know." Christine said all happily. Their talk mainly consisted of Quidditch. But it sometimes veered off track onto school or teachers or couples.
The finished their school day which didn't take very long. That night Lily sat with Frank talking.
"Frank I told him."
"Finally Lils I thought you never would."
"I don't see how you knew. I mean all my friends said we should be together a time or two but you are the only one who thought it 24/7."
"I know Lils it is just that ever since I fell in love with Alice I could see what other couples should be together."
"Have you told Alice about this? OR are you going to make me and the other girls talk to her for you about it."
"Will you really tell her how I feel?"
"Yeah I would Frank anything to help a friend."
"OH thank you Lily thank you." Frank hugged her.
On the other side of the room The Marauders were talking but also watching Lily and Frank talk. The Rest of the Marauderettes were in their own little discussion. James couldn't stand it.
"I thought she said she loved me."
"She did Prongs."
"Then why is she talking to frank Mooney."
"Maybe because she liked both of you and is to try to date them both." Sirius said.
"Shut Sirius." Christine said out of nowhere. The Marauderettes were now instead in what James was going to do and what they were talking about. The group watched Frank hug Lily.
Sirius jumped up and shouted. "I knew it!"
The Marauders and Marauderettes stared at him .Lily and Frank to him as well and walked over.
"What did you know Sirius?" Lily asked.
"That you like James and Frank the same and are trying to date them both!" Sirius said triumphantly.
"Is that so Sirius then you should probably know that I was talking to him as a friend and that he hugged me because he was thankful for something I was going to do for him. So before you try to accuse me of anything else please figure out your facts first." Lily hurried into the Heads Common Room. Emilie and Christine fallowed her. But first they turned to the Marauders and Frank.
"Sorry Frank about this. And Sirius I can't believe you." Christine said.
Sirius was about to speak but Emilie cut him off. "Yeah Sirius how many times have you wrongly accused Lily of something. I think we are up to four or five." The girls walked in after Lily.
They saw Lily sitting on the couch. "First I need to tell you why Frank hugged me. I told him that we would talk to Alice for him and tell her his real feelings. He said he would talk to Morgan."
"OH Lily that is great Frank and Alice are so meant to be they like each other so much but are afraid of the other!" Emilie Jumped up and down.
"It is great but I wonder how Morgan will feel about it. You know she doesn't like the fact that her brother is in love."
"I know but he is going to explain that to her. SO do you want to go talk to Alice right now I know that she is in the Girls Dormitory right now." Lily suggested.
"Lets go!" the other too said together.
The Marauderettes walked in to the Gryffindor Common Room. They didn't acknowledge that the Marauders were still there. They just walked right up to the Girls Dormitories.
Frank started smiling.
"What are you smiling at Longbottom?" Sirius spat.
"She kept her word." Frank replied.
"What do you mean she kept her word Frank?" James asked.
"Ok I have a feeling that you should know what Lily and I were talking about. Well I really like Alice but I am too afraid to talk to her about it. So Lily said that she would get the others and talk to Alice for me. I said that I would talk to Morgan. Lily was really nice about it so I hugged her. As a friend James."
The Marauders nodded their heads.
"So that is where they are heading. To talk to Alice. So Lily kept her word by going to talk to Alice. But the girls were still mad so they didn't say anything or it would have been weird to mention it when they were walking by. Or it could be both." Remus thought aloud.
"That sounds about right Remus." Frank said.
Sirius stood up. "Do you know what I think? I think it is time that the Marauders go back into business and start pranking. We haven't pranked all year and I am having mischief back up. I need to prank. I know you do to James and Remus. Frank we will need your help first get Peter. We will need him. Wait before that let me tell you the plan.
"Hey Alice can we talk to you?"
"Sure Lily." Alice sat up on her bed. She put her book down and smiled at the Marauderettes. "What do you want?"
"Well we know that Frank is in love with you." Emilie said.
"How do you know that?" Alice asked.
"He told me and asked me to talk to him for you. He was nervous, he really likes you."
"Oh Lils, Emmy, Chris. This is the happiest day of my life!"
"Then go tell him." Chris said.
Alice raced down the stairs with the Marauderettes fallowing right behind her. They ran past the Marauders when they noticed that Frank was with them so they backed up and Alice ran to Frank. She hugged him and he looked confused. Frank looked over Alice's shoulder and looked Lily in the eye who nodded. Frank finally understood. Alice liked him back, she was just as afraid as he was.
The Marauderettes then turned to the Marauders. "What are you four up to?"
"Lils you mean five." Sirius said.
"Five what?" Emilie asked.
"What are you i five /i up to? Not four." James said.
"What have you done to Frank?" Chris screamed.
Frank and Alice were in their own world. Suddenly he ended their hug. Lily turned to him.
"Frank what's the matter?"
"Lily I didn't talk to Morgan."
"You didn't! Just stay away from her."
"I can't Lils. I can't stay away from my twin even if she is in Hufflepuff."
"Fine go talk to her now."
"Ok." Frank left the Common room in search of Morgan.
Lily mouthed something to Emilie and Christine and they nodded. They led Alice out of the Room.
The Marauders used that chance to plan some more on the prank they were going to do.
"You realize that the Marauderettes are going to kill us when they find out about this." Remus said after thinking.
"Your right Mooney but we need to do it. We need to stay at the top. Not one detention this year. Not one." James replied.
"That is scary." Sirius said. "James you realize that it would make Lils want to beat you with a stick until you die right."
"Hmm never thought of that, especially because she is going to have a large roll. May be we shouldn't do it."
"Shouldn't do it. Prongs are you crazy?" Sirius shouted.
"You're right I am going crazy. I am a big boy, I big independent boy. Lets get to work."
"Prong I almost thought that you would stop a prank for a Mudblo"
"Wormtail don't finish that sentence." James, Sirius and Remus all had their wands to his throat.
"S-sorry I f-forgot it just slipped."
"Don't let it slip again Wormtail." Sirius said.
As they finished planning Frank walked in. He was smiling but had a black eye. "Madam Mitchall couldn't fix it."
Then the Marauderettes came down stairs.
"We figured." Lily started.
"That if you could have five in your group." Emilie continued.
"We could have four in ours." Christine took on.
"So here I am." Alice finished.
The Marauders all looked confused.
Lily turned to Christine. "Aren't they cute when they look confused?" She said loud enough for the Marauders to here.
"Yea they do Lils."
"To put it in laments terms. Wait you probably didn't understand that. Well Remus probably did but the others did. To put it in a way you would understand. I am a Marauderette now." Alice said.
"Not Nice!" James and Sirius shouted together. The Marauderettes were cracking up.
The next day the Marauderettes woke up. Alice looked in the Mirror and screamed. Lily, Emilie and Christine went to see what the matter was. Then they saw. Alice had every right to scream someone had put magenta highlights in her blonde hair. They ran down the stairs to see the Marauders and Frank laughing.
"You are going to die!" Alice screamed.
The Marauders backed up worriedly. "What were you thinking?" Christine and Lily roared.
"That we needed some fun." James and Sirius replied back.
"Perfect timing boys. I promise you we will get our revenge."
The group walked down to Breakfast when the Marauderettes saw Professor McGonagall they ran up to her. They explained to her what happened and she angrily walked up to the boys.
"ALL YEAR YOU HAVEN'T ALL YEAR! BUT NOW YOU DECIDE TO! I WOULD EXPECT THIS FROM YOU MR. POTTER, MR. BLACK, MR. LUPIN, AND MR. PETTIGREW. BUT I WOULD NEVER EXPECT HIS BEHAVIOR FROM YOU MR. LONGBOTTOM."
"I'm sorry Professor I didn't think it would work."
"It is ok I am just disappointed in you." Frank held his head shamefully like he didn't know this was going to happen. Of course he did know.
The Marauders nodded at him. They finished breakfast. Nothing else happened until Lily was walking to lunch. She was all alone because she had stayed back to talk to a teacher and told the others to meet her there. So she was walking to lunch when she heard screams. She ran to the area to see James Potter and Sirius Black hexing Severus Snape. She was scared of Severus but she had to admit that they most likely didn't have a very good reason.
She briskly walked up to the three of them. "James Potter what do you think you are doing? What did he do to you?"
James turned around well Sirius held him still. "Nothing I was just finishing off payback for what he had done to you a while ago."
"That happened in September James it is now November."
A smile started forming on Severus's face. "So Evans have you changed your mind then?"
"Me? Change my mind. Like I would ever join you after what happened. First you attack me then you send Voldemort after me. Yeah right like I am going to join the Dark Side."
Severus started going pale. "How dare you speak his name?"
"What are you afraid of your master's name? Voldemort Voldemort Voldemort."
"Shut up your Mud blood."
With out a doubt hexes flew at Severus from James and Sirius. Lily turned to them.
"I can take care of myself you know." She walked off.
James and Sirius smiled. The first part of their plan had worked. Lily had stuck up for Snape. Now all they needed was to get down to the kitchens and give the house elves some things to put in their drinks. Then they needed to get Severus to come insult Lily at breakfast tomorrow morning.
When James and Sirius walked in they winked at Remus, Frank and Peter. They had known that it had work when they saw Lily walk in and start talking to the Marauderettes.
The next morning the Marauders woke up and ran down to the Common Room. They saw the Marauderettes appear from their common room. They looked Peeved. "James Potter I will kill you." Lily roared.
James looked innocent. "What did I do?"
Lily walked down the stairs and slapped him. "I thought I loved you. I told you I loved you never would I have thought that all these years were a lie. That I was right that you were just trying to annoy me. I know I am a part of your Prank and I am not going to help you any further." Lily turned around and headed out the portrait.
James was left stuttering. "H-How did she-she f-find out?"
Emilie, Alice and Christine walked over to the boys. "James did you think she wouldn't. It wasn't that hard to figure out." Emilie said.
"OR did you think she was stupid. James she was so happy the night she let it out. But she was afraid. Afraid you would break her heart. And guess what you just did." Alice said she turned to Frank. "Frank how could you let this happen. I really like you but if you are going to be like James and hurt me I don't think it will work."
"Alice I would never hurt you in a million years."
"That's what I thought." Alice smiled and hugged Frank. "So where did Lily go?"
"Where else to the library trying to reverse what will happen. Really making Severus sing his love for her. Not very original."
The Marauders smiled at each other. The girls hadn't figured out their plan they had just figured out their introduction. Of course they knew that Lily would stop that part but she couldn't stop the entire thing.
James looked at the ground though; he really had just hurt Lily. All of the sudden Lily walked in smiling. "You really are cute when you are confused."
"So you're not mad at me?" James asked hopefully.
"Oh course not."
"You evil evil little girl. That was a very mean thing to do."
"Yeah but you see what it is like to have Pranks played on you."
"Yes ma'am."
The girls walked down to breakfast. As soon as the Marauders came in the Slytherin table quieted down. Lucius Malfoy stood up. His voice boomed across the Great Hall. "May I present the most wonderful guys in the whole school the Marauders!"
Everyone looked confused including the Marauderettes. Lucius continued. "And since they are so wonderful the Slytherins have prepared this dance." With out a doubt the Slytherin's table became a stage and they were singing and dance to 'buttercup.'
When they finished the table turned back and the Marauders stood up and bowed. "I would like to thank you all for watching. And experience the first Marauder Prank of the year. We could have never done this with out Frank Longbottom and Remus Lupin to do some researching for us." Sirius started to pretend to cry.
Everyone started laughing including the teachers. They had all assumed that Miss Pettit's hair was their first prank. So they hadn't expected this to happen.
Then one of the first year Slytherins attempted to stand up. The were stuck to their chairs. The rest of the house attempted to get up but they couldn't. Professor McGonagall stared down at the Marauders. "Go to my office the five of you."
The Marauders stood up. They hadn't seen the Marauderettes since they had started the prank. The boys walked into McGonagall's office. They saw four shapes standing in the shadows.
"I thought you had learned your lesson." Growled on of the voices.
"I thought you we could trust you again." Came another.
"I guess we were wrong." The third added.
"I guess you can figure out why we are here." The fourth came.
It had taken all four voices for the Marauders and Frank to figure out who they were. The Marauderettes came out of the shadows. First Lily, then Emilie, fallowed by Christine and finally Alice. Their arms were crossed over their chest. They looked very angry.
If the Marauders had thought that was bad enough Professor McGonagall appeared in the door way.
"Boys you have probably figured why the girls are here because of what out have done. Mr. Potter this is disappointing. You are head boy, I expected better of you."
"Minerva don't you think that you are being a bit harsh on the dear boys." McGonagall turned around quickly to see Dumbledore in the door way. "Minerva you may leave now I will take care of them." Professor McGonagall left the room and headed back to the Great Hall.
Dumbledore was shaking his head. The girls had taken seats now and were still looking cross. "Gentlemen I know you like your pranks and that you're first and last are the biggest. Even though I might have found it funny you have not only hurt another house but you have hurt those within your own house too. Ladies would you like to take it away."
"Thank Head Master. Marauders, yes Frank you are a Marauder as well in these terms. All you could think about was the prank. WE tried to show you what it is like to be pranked. Apparently it had no affect on you. I am ashamed. You first highlighted Alice's hair magenta. Second you were going to start or finish the prank with Severus singing to me. Next you don't think that we would be mad. Or that points would be taken away from Gryffindor. I am ashamed of you all." Lily said. The Head Master had taken her seat but she did not sit down when Christine started up.
"As Lily said you died Alice's hair. Then when I asked you why you did. You just replied. 'We needed some fun.' Fun is Alice's pain what you consider fun. After all the good things you have done this year you then decide to have fun by tormenting a fellow Gryffindor. I thought you were better then that. It appears that we were wrong about many things."
Christine retook her seat and Emilie took her spot. She gave a side glance at Lily who nodded at her. "WE thought you were friends. That you wouldn't do anything to us. We had trusted you. You saved Lily so many times. Then you go hurt us. All of you are better then that I know. I can't believe any of you. Hurting a friend. May be you just created a love potion to have Lily fall in love with you James. At the moment I wouldn't put it past you."
Emilie sat down and Alice stood. "I haven't been a Marauderette for long. But I know all about us. We wanted to be with our friends. But not be them so we became the Marauderettes. We don't want the title anymore. You hurt me personally. Frank I don't know how you could have let them do this to me. You know that there are dangers at school. Like Death Eaters. We don't know who is one and who isn't. We don't know who we could trust. Dumbledore said we could trust you. Said we should stay with you. I guess we were wrong. We befriended you and you hurt us. How should we know that you aren't Death Eaters yourselves? You pranked when you could be putting all our lives in jeopardy. Know why? It is because if any of the Slytherins are Death Eaters they will try to get their revenge. They will find out all they can about you. Including who you care about. I wouldn't put it past Death Eaters who are angry to do something bad to those you care about. And guess you some of those people are. Ourselves. Unless you don't care about us like you said you do."
Alice sat back down the Marauders sat down in five chairs that appeared out of nowhere. Lily had also taken a seat but hers seemed nicer then the Marauders. "Marauderettes we understand why you are mad and don't want this names. We want you to keep it. Also you should know that we aren't Death Eaters." James said.
"How can we believe you James?" Lily said.
"I don't know what we can do but please believe us. We were bored and we need to be mischief makers. That is who we are. Yes you are right we shouldn't have included Alice in it but we needed to. It seemed right. Christine my love I am sorry if we hurt you or your friends. But you loved me for who I am and this is who I am." Sirius said.
Christine stood up. "Then I guess I just loved the fake you." She left the office with the other Marauderettes fallowing her.