Chapter Four- The 'Booty' Searchers...
After the Sorting, the four boys listened carefully to the old man up front. His name was Albus Dumbledore, and this was his first year as headmaster of the school.
"How long do you think he'll last?" Sirius asked.
"Hopefully until we're gone." Remus said, and the four looked questionably at Remus. "B-because, you know, he's supposedly this big genius. Beat the dark wizard Grindelwald in 1945, you know."
"Well, yeah. But he's never had to deal with James Potter." James said, grinning.
"Or Sirius Black." Sirius also said, grinning equally as evil.
"I hope you two don't plan on getting me into any of these pranks." Peter said.
"Oh, don't worry. We will." James said.
"Good-wait, what?!" Peter remarked, but did not get answered.
The old man had finished his speech, and now, the plates were filled with delectable food.
As the four boys ate, James and Sirius plotted pranks for the next coupled of weeks.
Then, after they were stuffed and full, a boy with blonde hair got up and told all the first years to follow him.
But since when has James Potter or Sirius Black ever listened to anything anyone ever said?
So, they went off to find their own way to the dormitory.
Remus and Peter had no other choice but to follow them.
"So, which way?" Sirius asked.
"Well, we go down to the common room, at least, that's the way it looked like." James said.
"And to the right!" Sirius said. "The prat said so."
"Which prat?" Peter asked.
"I think he meant 'prefect'," Remus whispered. "Just keep going."
"So, let's go... here!" James said, pointing to the right staircase.
Unfortunately, when Peter, being the last of the four, got on the stairs, they started to move.
"Oh no..I don't like this." Peter said, clutching the rail.
"This is bloody brilliant!" James said. Sirius just agreed.
"We're going to get so lost." Remus sighed as he saw the staircase move to go up.
Once they got off the stairs, Sirius spotted a wall with a lion engraved on it.
"Cool!" James said and touched it. He had reached the mane of the lion when a large roar came from the wall.
"OK, this is not so cool." Remus said, and Peter just hid behind him, clutching his arm.
But the lion moved inside the wall to create a doorway.
Sirius, curious to see what was inside, was the first one in.
James jumped in after, and as they saw the lion begin to close, Remus and Peter jumped in.
Maybe 5 seconds after they all got in, the lion closed behind them, leaving them in pitch black darkness.
"Lumos." Remus whispered, pulling his wand out. The other threes eyes widened as a light shone from the wand.
"You know spells already?!" Peter said.
"Well, I looked in the books before I came here.
"Brilliant!" James replied, slapping Remus.
"You know," Sirius said looking around, "I believe we've found a secret passage."
"And let's keep it a secret, shall we?" James finished. Everyone nodded as they walked down the corridor.
It was dark, and a little damp, but otherwise, the atmosphere was electrifying.
"Where does it lead?" Peter asked.
"We're going to find out, you dimwit." James said, letting Remus lead, as he had the light.
"Hey, don't talk to him like that," Remus said.
"Don't tell me how to-" James said, but was interupted by Sirius, who pointed to another wall with a lion.
"Hey, what's that?"
"You know, I don't like being interupted all the bloody ti-oh, wicked!" James said, and ran over to the wall.
This time, he went right to the mane and pushed hard. But nothing happened.
"Great, a dead end," Remus said, leaning against the paw, which pushed foward and sent him tumbling into the Gryffindor common room.
"Brilliant." James breathed and stepped over Remus.
Luckily, there wasn't anybody in the common room. It was already 11, and they were all asleep.
The four first years, however, did not go to sleep at all that night.
They stayed up and chatted about what they were going to do about their new find.
"We should find more." Peter suggested.
"Well, that's an obvious thing. But we should do something to remember them all. A list." James said, and took out a piece of paper. He wrote down 'Lion on third floor' and 'mane'.
"We just need a way for us to seal it. You know, so other people can't randomly have a glance at it." Sirius said. They all looked at Remus.
"Well, I'll try to find something. I remember seeing a spell, saying that only a group of people can see whats on a piece of paper, but I think we need to have a name." Remus said.
"Hm..." Sirius said. "Well, we're a group of friends..."
"Friends?" Peter said.
"What did you think we were? Lovers?" James said, and they all shared a laugh.
"We found some booty today." Peter said. And the others looked scared for a moment.
"What?" Sirius said.
"My uncle says it all the time. He says a treasure is called 'booty'. So, we found some booty." Peter said.
"Er....O..k....booty finders." James said.
"Actually." Peter interjected.
"What now?" Sirius said, getting agitated by the boy's odd comments.
"They're called marauders." Peter said, and Sirius actually looked pleased.
"Marauders..." Sirius said.
"The Marauder's List of Booty." Remus said, and smiled at the thought.
"No, I have a better idea." James replied. "A map. The Marauder's Map."
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So? I hope this is ok....I thought it'd be cool if they started with the map right away, so they could enjoy it for longer....
Please, review!!!!! Thanks to snuffles, who seems to be the only reviewer...
._. Leo
After the Sorting, the four boys listened carefully to the old man up front. His name was Albus Dumbledore, and this was his first year as headmaster of the school.
"How long do you think he'll last?" Sirius asked.
"Hopefully until we're gone." Remus said, and the four looked questionably at Remus. "B-because, you know, he's supposedly this big genius. Beat the dark wizard Grindelwald in 1945, you know."
"Well, yeah. But he's never had to deal with James Potter." James said, grinning.
"Or Sirius Black." Sirius also said, grinning equally as evil.
"I hope you two don't plan on getting me into any of these pranks." Peter said.
"Oh, don't worry. We will." James said.
"Good-wait, what?!" Peter remarked, but did not get answered.
The old man had finished his speech, and now, the plates were filled with delectable food.
As the four boys ate, James and Sirius plotted pranks for the next coupled of weeks.
Then, after they were stuffed and full, a boy with blonde hair got up and told all the first years to follow him.
But since when has James Potter or Sirius Black ever listened to anything anyone ever said?
So, they went off to find their own way to the dormitory.
Remus and Peter had no other choice but to follow them.
"So, which way?" Sirius asked.
"Well, we go down to the common room, at least, that's the way it looked like." James said.
"And to the right!" Sirius said. "The prat said so."
"Which prat?" Peter asked.
"I think he meant 'prefect'," Remus whispered. "Just keep going."
"So, let's go... here!" James said, pointing to the right staircase.
Unfortunately, when Peter, being the last of the four, got on the stairs, they started to move.
"Oh no..I don't like this." Peter said, clutching the rail.
"This is bloody brilliant!" James said. Sirius just agreed.
"We're going to get so lost." Remus sighed as he saw the staircase move to go up.
Once they got off the stairs, Sirius spotted a wall with a lion engraved on it.
"Cool!" James said and touched it. He had reached the mane of the lion when a large roar came from the wall.
"OK, this is not so cool." Remus said, and Peter just hid behind him, clutching his arm.
But the lion moved inside the wall to create a doorway.
Sirius, curious to see what was inside, was the first one in.
James jumped in after, and as they saw the lion begin to close, Remus and Peter jumped in.
Maybe 5 seconds after they all got in, the lion closed behind them, leaving them in pitch black darkness.
"Lumos." Remus whispered, pulling his wand out. The other threes eyes widened as a light shone from the wand.
"You know spells already?!" Peter said.
"Well, I looked in the books before I came here.
"Brilliant!" James replied, slapping Remus.
"You know," Sirius said looking around, "I believe we've found a secret passage."
"And let's keep it a secret, shall we?" James finished. Everyone nodded as they walked down the corridor.
It was dark, and a little damp, but otherwise, the atmosphere was electrifying.
"Where does it lead?" Peter asked.
"We're going to find out, you dimwit." James said, letting Remus lead, as he had the light.
"Hey, don't talk to him like that," Remus said.
"Don't tell me how to-" James said, but was interupted by Sirius, who pointed to another wall with a lion.
"Hey, what's that?"
"You know, I don't like being interupted all the bloody ti-oh, wicked!" James said, and ran over to the wall.
This time, he went right to the mane and pushed hard. But nothing happened.
"Great, a dead end," Remus said, leaning against the paw, which pushed foward and sent him tumbling into the Gryffindor common room.
"Brilliant." James breathed and stepped over Remus.
Luckily, there wasn't anybody in the common room. It was already 11, and they were all asleep.
The four first years, however, did not go to sleep at all that night.
They stayed up and chatted about what they were going to do about their new find.
"We should find more." Peter suggested.
"Well, that's an obvious thing. But we should do something to remember them all. A list." James said, and took out a piece of paper. He wrote down 'Lion on third floor' and 'mane'.
"We just need a way for us to seal it. You know, so other people can't randomly have a glance at it." Sirius said. They all looked at Remus.
"Well, I'll try to find something. I remember seeing a spell, saying that only a group of people can see whats on a piece of paper, but I think we need to have a name." Remus said.
"Hm..." Sirius said. "Well, we're a group of friends..."
"Friends?" Peter said.
"What did you think we were? Lovers?" James said, and they all shared a laugh.
"We found some booty today." Peter said. And the others looked scared for a moment.
"What?" Sirius said.
"My uncle says it all the time. He says a treasure is called 'booty'. So, we found some booty." Peter said.
"Er....O..k....booty finders." James said.
"Actually." Peter interjected.
"What now?" Sirius said, getting agitated by the boy's odd comments.
"They're called marauders." Peter said, and Sirius actually looked pleased.
"Marauders..." Sirius said.
"The Marauder's List of Booty." Remus said, and smiled at the thought.
"No, I have a better idea." James replied. "A map. The Marauder's Map."
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So? I hope this is ok....I thought it'd be cool if they started with the map right away, so they could enjoy it for longer....
Please, review!!!!! Thanks to snuffles, who seems to be the only reviewer...
._. Leo