Chapter 15- Whiskers
The Marauders sat in the Gryffindor Common Room trying to figure out what the Marauderettes were up too. They watched as the Marauderettes left the Common Room to leave for Hogsmede.
"Are you ready?" Sirius asked the other.
"OH course Padfoot lets get a move on before they get so far ahead we can't find them."
The Marauders and Frank fallowed the trail they were sure the Marauderettes had gone. When they had left the castle they looked down to see the Marauderettes getting into a carriage. The Marauders (and Frank) ran down and caught up with the carriage before it left.
They scrabbled in to see very confused Marauderettes. "Marauders what are you doing here?"
"Alice love you know that it is a free world and that we have just as much right to go down to Hogsmede as you do." Sirius replied. All the Marauderettes shook their head. Of course they knew this was coming. They had planned for the Marauders to fallow them. So when they first got there they walked to Madam Minches robes shop. They walked in before the Marauders then apparted to Fletches Pet Shop.
When the Marauders walked in they didn't see the Marauderettes. So they walked out and went on with their way. When they were walking to the shrieking shack they passed Fletches Pet Shop. Remus spotted the Marauderettes and watched as they looked at some Pets. They sat there waiting for the Marauderettes to come out. When they finally did the Marauders bombarded them immediately.
"What were you doing in there?" Sirius asked.
"Looking at the animals you know it is a free world. Emmy here decided that she would like a certain owl from there so we went there to talk to the shop keeper about it." Christine shot back.
Sirius looked unconvinced. "No tell us what you really where doing in there!"
"What we really were doing in there. Fine we were applying for jobs." Emilie said.
"Really?"
"NOOO." The four girls roared.
"We really went in there to look at Ook. An owl I am buying I am tired of being with out an owl. Happy?" Emilie shot at Sirius. He looked hurt for a second then looked as if a more important thought had hit him.
"Where is James?"
"How should we know we have been fighting with you for the past two minutes? We didn't have time to watch were James was going." Alice shortly replied.
Not a second later James walked out of Fletches Pet Shop. He wasn't carrying anything but looked mighty pleased with himself. He turned to the Marauders. "I will explain to you in a bit. But now since we are with the lovely Marauderettes I suggest that we go to Three Broomsticks together. The other shrugged. The Marauderettes seemed as their day wasn't destroyed.
At the end of the day the Marauderettes said that they would meet the Marauders at school in a bit. They wanted to spend the last hour or so alone. When the Marauders returned to the Gryffindor Common Room James ushered his Marauder friends (this officially includes Frank when I saw Marauders now.) into the Heads Common Room.
He opened the box that he had gotten when they stopped by the pet shop as they were leaving. Inside there was a small light gray kitten with dark gray stripes. "I got it for Lily." James said proudly.
"Very good for you. She will love it!" Remus exclaimed.
"I know I saw her looking fondly at it when we first caught sight of them in the pet shop."
"You are very crafty James Potter." Sirius said. "Taking a page out of my books I feel so honored."
"Who said you have more than one book?" James asked.
"Everyone duh. I am the greatest person ever."
"Shut it Padfoot!" James replied.
The Marauders quickly put the small kitten in James's room. They went back out into the Gryffindor Common Room as the Marauderettes were walking in. They all seemed to have a sly smile.
"What have you four been doing?" James asked.
"Nothing that is a concern to you... at least at the moment." Christine coolly replied.
"You really won't tell us. You know we are great friends. Chris." Sirius said.
"Nope." She replied. Sirius pouted he clearly didn't like the idea of the Marauderettes being up to something.
"So what do you want to do?" Remus asked trying to break the uncomfortable feeling.
"No clue." Lily replied.
"Wanna play truth or dare?" James asked.
"Wanna loose your head?" Emilie replied.
"Well at least I would be able to join the headless hunt." James laughed.
"Did I hear someone mention the headless hunt?" Nearly Headless Nick appeared.
"Sorry Sir Nicholas we were saying that Emilie was going to take off James's head if we play truth or dare." Alice said.
"It is alright Alice. But I must inform you that the headless hunt in a load of poppycoash." Sir Nicholas replied.
"They turned you down again didn't they Sir Nicholas?" Frank said.
"Yes I am afraid so. One more inch that is all I needed. But no the executioner wasn't polite enough to fully chop off my head. They said one inch isn't as good as your head wasn't completely off. IT is the same I tell you. The same." Sir Nicholas announced
The Marauders and the Marauderettes told Sir Nicholas how sorry they were. NOT wanting to disturb the ghost well he was down the group moved out of the Gryffindor Common Room.
"Where should we go now?" Lily asked.
"We know just the place." James replied. He grabbed Lily's hand and pulled her down the walk way. The others fallowed.
"James Potter let go of my arm right now!" Lily yelled at James. She attempted to hit him with her other hand but he grabbed that one too. Now she had no choice but to fallow obediently. When they arrived James pulled Lily behind a curtain. She looked inside and saw a beautiful room with a warm fire.
"What is this place?" Emilie asked as she tripped causing her to roll into the room.
"It is called the Room of Requirement." Sirius replied.
James had just let go of Lily's hands. "You will be lucky if I don't nock your head off right now!"
Remus looked at James. "Prongs you better be good. She looks as if she really would nock your head off."
James shrugged "I would like to see her try." Within a second James was on the ground howling in pain.
Frank and Alice walked in. "What happened here?"
"Well Lils threatened to nock James's head off. Then Remus told him to be good. James was so sure Lils couldn't hurt him he said I would like to see her try. Lils took that as a challenge and kicked in the shin very hard. Then she punched him in the arm. I have a feeling if she didn't like him. The punch in the arm would have been in the nose." Christine explained.
"Ahhhhh." Frank and Alice both replied. Lily looked as if she was in peace. Remus was performing the curing spell on James. When James stood up he looked at the two places Lily had gotten him. There were bruises there. "Fine I guess she wins." He replied grumbly.
"So the Great Sirius Black can't stand being ignored but the Great James Potter can't stand being hurt by a girl." Lily smiled.
"Didn't I already say that you won?"
"Yes but I had to finish my point."
Everyone except James laughed. "I don't see what is so funny."
"Of course you don't. You were the butt of it." Sirius replied through laughs. T
The group enjoyed themselves laughing and telling stories. When it was time for dinner they left the Room of Requirement and headed for the Great Hall. They couldn't figure out where Peter had gotten too. He was there when they entered the Room of Requirement but had disappeared when they left to go to the Great Hall. As they walked down the halls. They heard someone's voice.
"Is the plan ready?"
"Not yet. But almost. I promise you, they will be sorry they aren't with us."
"Good very good."
The group turned to each other. Death Eaters. The same thought ran through their minds. Lily and James ran down the hall towards them. Sirius fallowed, they all had their wands out. Sirius, James and Lily turned the corner to see Ryan and Amos. They calmed down. Sirius called down the hall to the others. Saying that it was a false alarm.
"What are you doing here Ryan?"
"Nothing Lily. I have just as much right to go through the corridors as you and your 'friends' do."
"Actually Ryan you don't."
"Leave him alone Evans. He wasn't doing anything wrong." Amos spoke up.
"OH really Amos and I assume trying to trick people into liking you isn't anything wrong?" Christine announced as she rounded the corner. "I always thought that it was a horrible thing to do and it could never work out."
"Are you so sure about that?"
"Yes Amos I am."
"Then why are you and Black still together."
The smile that was on Christine's face disappeared. "You leave Sirius out of this!"
"No I don't think I will. He was the one that stole you from me."
"He didn't steal me from you. I would have never been with you! Never ever even if I wasn't with Sirius!"
"Christine I'm serious I really."
"You can't be serious." Sirius said from behind Christine.
"And why is that Black?"
"Because I am Sirius!" He started laughing uncontrollably. Christine was able to pull him away long enough to join the others. Lily and James were already. There.
"What happened with him?" Emilie asked.
"A Sirius joke did." Christine replied.
"HE didn't." James said in horror.
"He did."
"And I wasn't there. I feel so left out." James exclaimed.
"Sadly none of us saw that coming." Lily shook her head.
"What do you mean?" Asked Remus.
"I mean James replying that he wanted to be there when the Sirius Joke happened."
"Wow your right." Alice thoughtfully replied.
The Marauders and the Marauderettes went down to dinner. When Sirius and James got hold of the food they started stuffing their faces. Alice wondered aloud. "How can they eat so much food?"
"We are growing boys Ali my dear. We are growing boys." Sirius replied through mouths of food.
"Names Alice not Ali."
"Your name is officially as of this moment as a Marauderette, Ali." Sirius smiled.
"Why can't I be Alice?"
"Because everyone has a nickname. Sirius is Padfoot, Remus is Mooney, Peter is Wormtail, Lily is Lils, Christine is Chris, Emilie is Emmy, I am Prongs and I don't care if you don't like it your Ali."
"Just my luck."
Most of the group finished their dinner quickly. But they stayed and chatted until Sirius and James the Food Consumers finished.
They walked up to the Gryffindor Common Room. When Alice wasn't looking Sirius slipped his mirror into her bag. The Marauderettes said they were going to go upstairs and talk.
When they had gone upstairs Frank asked Sirius what he slipped in Alice's bag.
"A two way mirror."
"But who has the other?"
"I do." James said coming out with another mirror. "Alice Pettit." James Proclaimed and with out a doubt they could here what the girls were saying. They were silent because they knew that the girls would hear them.
"So Alice are you sure you are ok with the name Ali?"
"Ya Emmy I just thought it would be better if I pretended not to."
"I see."
Sirius mouthed to the other Marauders. 'I knew it!'
"So Lils what are you going to do about James."
"I don't know. I mean I really like him. But still. Can we change the subject?"
"Sure are we ready?"
"Yup we are."
"Do you think that Sirius will be ok with it?"
"Chris can we top the Marauders for what they did if we have to make sure if Sirius is ok with it?"
"I guess your right Mrs. Potter."
"How many times do I have to tell you? Don't call me that."
"Sure what ever."
"Anyways when are we going to do it?"
"How about tomorrow or the day after that?"
"Works for me."
"Same."
"Here here!"
"Chris you have been spending too much time with Sirius."
"Have not!"
"So you're acting like him because."
"Not nice Mrs. Potter."
"You can't call me that. We aren't dating even."
"Not now but you will be soon."
"How do you know that Emmy? Are you a seer or something?"
"Actually I am."
"Why didn't you tell us?"
"I'm not very good. I can only see little things."
"So you should have told us."
"I guess but haven't you ever wondered why I am so different I mean like changing my hair color?"
"Duh!"
"Well it comes with the seer thing. Or at least it does for me."
"Omg! Emmy your hair is rainbow!"
"Sorry let me try to change it back. There you go back to normal light brown."
James stopped listening and snuck off to his room. About five minutes later he came back out with the kitten. It now had a red bow with a small note attached to it.
"Please?"
"NO!"
"Please?"
"No!"
"Pretty please with sugar on top and cauldron cakes in the middle."
"Well hmm NO!"
James was very confused by the conversation. Apparently he had missed a lot in that time. He crept up to the bottom of the stairs. He changed into a Stag and silently climbed the stairs. He let the kitten down and turned back into human form. He stepped on the stairs and they turned into a slide. He slid the way down with a smile.
The kitten gave a loud meow. "What was that?"
"Don't know lets find out."
Alice, Lily, Christine and Emilie appeared at the door. They saw the kitten and carried it inside.
"Look there it is a note attached! Read it Ali."
"Ok Emmy."
silence
"Omg."
"What is it Emmy?"
"Lils it is for you."
"What."
more silence
"Wow."
"Who is it from?"
"It doesn't say."
"What are you going to name it?"
"I think I like the name Whiskers for it."
"I like that too."
"Then it is final Lils's new kitty's name is Whiskers."
The Marauders smiled at each other.
"Here I have something it might like in my bag."
The Marauders expression dropped. That voice belonged to Alice.
"What is this?"
"I don't know it looks like a mirror."
"Hey I can't see my reflection all I can see is the Common Room."
"And there are the Marauders."
The Marauderettes appeared at the top of the stairs. They didn't seem angry but they seemed annoyed.
"Who does this belong to?" Christine asked pointing to Sirius's mirror.
"I was wondering who had that. Why did you steal it from me? You could have just asked." Sirius replied with a grin.
"Sirius Black you are a bad bad little boy."
"I am sorry."
"It's ok."
Christine handed Sirius back his mirror. They talked for a bit more. Whiskers came down the stairs and jumped on Lily's lap. She started to pet it.
"I don't know who gave him to me."
"I do." James said.
"Who then?"
"Me." He replied.
"Thank you James."
Lily went over and hugged him.
"So why aren't you mad at us?" Frank asked.
"WE have our own reasons." Alice simply replied.