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Ch.49: Laramos loscoro vlasco
Lily went to the hospital wing to be treated along with the others.
"Well all of you are very lucky you weren't killed by that man," Madam Pomfrey said as she gave Sirius a healing potion in a stern tone.
"Ahh!" Sirius exclaimed
"What is it Mr. Black?" Pomfrey asked looking down to Sirius.
"This tastes horrible Madam Pomfrey isn't there any other remedy that doesn't taste like dung!" he asked
"No, now drink it, all of it you'll feel better." She said.
Suddenly the doors to the hospital opened and Dumbledore along with McGonagall entered.
"Professor," Madam Pomfrey said as she strode to Dumbledore. Dumbledore set himself on the nearest bed.
"I just need a simple healing ailment Poppy, along with Minerva here," Dumbledore said as he pointed to a bruised Professor McGonagall.
"I'll be right back," Pomfrey said. She went to the back to grab the potions.
"Are all of you alright?" Dumbledore asked the group.
They all nodded.
"Sir how did you know or find out that Voldemort had entered the castle?" Alicia asked; she was sitting on Sirius's bed, next to him.
"I was in Mr. Filtch's office, he was showing me some of the objects he has confiscated from various students and in the cabinet was a piece of parchment, blank, I tired opening it and suddenly a note appeared from the Marauders. . ." He said looking to Sirius, James, and Remus.
The boys looked to each other nervously.
"I thought you had it Padfoot," James hissed.
"I thought moony had it."
"I didn't have it," Remus said, shocked.
"Boys, Boys, Freckle the house elf found it in the Gryffindor common room under a couch, and gave it to Filtch, sensing a weird feeling when she touched it,"
"When I read who the creators were it took me several minutes to try and think of a possible password, that would open it more, I then thought of troublemaking, and just said "I solomely swear I'm up to no good" by chance of luck it opened. I then gazed at it and saw Thomas enter the school and enter the Gryffindor common room."
"Now how to close it I'm not sure, but I have a feeling it has to be something like "trouble making finished"?" he asked.
He looked to the three boys. None of them said anything.
"You will not be punished, but this amazing piece of parchment can be easily led to the wrong hands I will have to confiscate it, and give it back to Mr. Filtch. I just wish to close it that's all so Mr. Lupin perhaps you could tell me how to close it," Dumbledore said looking to Remus.
"Mischief managed," Remus said.
Dumbledore took the map out and pointed his wand at it. "Mischief managed," he said, the map closed magically.
Madam Pomfrey suddenly appeared with two flasks filled with a purple potion,
"Thank you Poppy," Dumbledore said.
"Yes thanks you Poppy," McGonagall said as she took the flask, she drank it with one quick gulp.
"Now, I think Ms. Evans and Mr. Black should stay here for a bit longer, they both were hit with severe curses." Pomfrey said.
"Yes I agree, Mr. Potter, Mr. Lupin if I could have a word with both of you in my office I'd appreciate it." Dumbledore said and walked out.
Alicia and Emily stayed with Lily and Sirius. James and Remus followed Dumbledore to his office.
They entered Dumbledore's office.
"Take a seat, Today has been an exciting one hasn't it?" he asked
The two boys nodded as they took their seats.
"Now just curious, but how did you come up with the idea of this map?" Dumbledore asked.
Remus and James looked to each other.
James started. "Well we wanted a way to see the whole school, to be honest we did it so we could see where certain people, including the slytherins were at any given point, any time, day or night." James said.
"I see, and all of you, including Mr. Pettigrew made it?" Dumbledore asked.
"Yes, we all made it together," Remus said.
Professor Dumbledore raised his eye brows and sighed.
"Well I'm very impressed, but as I said before I will have to confiscate it. . . . Now on to other more important matters, we need to destroy the book of Vlasco. Mr. Potter, seeing as you being the only person who can successfully use the book to it full potential you will have to destroy it."
James nodded.
"But before we get to that, Mr.Lupin . . ." Dumbledore said turning his attention to Remus. Remus looked to him.
"Friday as you know is the talent show, and I hear that you are a very talented singer, along with Ms. Templeton, I was wondering since none of the students have listed their names as to go first I was wondering if you or you and Ms. Templeton would like to start the show?" Dumbledore asked with a smile.
Remus smiled and turned red a bit.
"Well, I guess we could." Remus said.
"Professor McGonagall mentioned that you also had a solo piece, would you like to start off with your solo or with Ms. Templeton?"
"I can start with my solo, because I'm not sure if Emily wants to go first, so I'll go first." Remus said.
"Alright, I look forward to hearing you. Now Mr. Potter, I believe you and Ms. Evans will be doing a duet together, would you like to go second after Mr. Lupin?"
James thought a moment. They hadn't practiced at all and they definitely weren't ready to sing in front of the whole school.
"Well, sir to be honest Lily and I haven't really practiced do to what's been happening so I'm not sure we're ready to face the school." James said disappointed, he hated letting people down.
"Alright, well that's not all you'll be doing, you and Ms. Evans will be the MC's for the night, introducing each act as well."
"Really I didn't know that?" James asked.
"Yes, incase the head boy and girl are not able to do something we give them that task." Dumbledore said.
"Well we can do that, I think lily wanted to do something other than that but I think she wouldn't want to make a fool of herself, if she wasn't prepared, not that she would be a fool, but I think she'd be really nervous if she was unprepared."
"I understand. Then it's settled, you and Ms. Evans will host the show."
Dumbledore stood up.
"Now we have to destroy the book, come with me Mr. Potter, Mr. Lupin" Dumbledore soon walked into his side room where the telephone and a door were visible.
Dumbledore walked to the table next to the door and grabbed the book; he opened the door and went outside. James and Remus followed.
"We will be apparating to this place," Dumbledore said holding out a photograph of a large town house, colored a light yellow with green shudders, the front yard was filled with flowers and the gate swung open.
James and Remus thought of the house and apparated to the spot.
POP!
James and Remus landed in front of the town house although it looked very different from the picture, the house was covered in vines, growing up the sides of the home, the garden looked like it had been deserted for years and the gate was crooked, nearly hanging off it's hinges.
Dumbledore suddenly appeared at their right, causing them to jump a little.
"Sir where are we?" James asked. Dumbledore turned to him.
"Yeah Professor this house looks terrible from the picture, who's house is this?" Remus asked.
"Yes, it has been neglected for some time," Dumbledore commented.
"Some time, how about many years," James said looking around the garden."
"This was your parents house James, Your birth parents; we are currently in Gloucester, England."
James looked up the house.
"Come along the spell which we need is inside,"
"Inside?" James asked Dumbledore didn't answer him, but kept walking, he opened the door and James and Remus followed.
The house was old and had cob webs on the ceilings, James looked around, Furniture with white sheets was set in each room, James and Remus walked into a room, the walls were a chocolate brown with a white trim, though the paint on the trim was peeling away. The room was covered in dust.
"Yes at one time this was a lovely home, your mother loved decorating and she was quite good at it." Dumbledore commented.
"Really?" James asked. The room did look very nice other than all of the dust and chipped paint.
"Yes I never told you this James but I hired her to decorate all of the common rooms, two years after she graduated, they were very out dated, being decorated in the seventeenth century. (I might have that wrong, I don't know when she graduated, so I apologize if it's wrong)
"So the way they look like today is what she did?" Remus asked impressed by this piece of information.
"Yes, the heads common room, she began working on while she was in school when she was head girl, she re-arranged her room and the common room, though her boyfriend, whom was your father didn't much care for how she re-did his room, but he supported her creativity and let her do what she felt necessary."
"Was he Head Boy?" James asked
"Yes, he was, he was very studious and talented, especially in the dark arts. I was very surprised to seem him be sorted in Gryffindor, but I'm glad he was.
"Alright I think the spell is located in the basement," Dumbledore said pointing to a door down the hall.
James and Remus followed him. Dumbledore opened the door and took his wand out.
"Lumos" he said and light appeared. They made their way down the stairs and found a room filled with boxes. On the far wall a door appeared by Dumbledore's light. He walked to it with James and Remus behind him.
"Mr. Lupin now I need your help, I brought you here for a reason. James and Evelyn were very respectful of werewolves, Evelyn's best friend was a werewolf, they locked this door with a lycanthic fraise, Margret Farmont, whom was her friend was their secret keeper, and was only aloud entrance into this room, I need you to recite " Blue eyes never see," Remus looked to Dumbledore and then thought of the fraise.
"Los Moses nusa nires," Remus said.
The door clicked and Dumbledore opened the door. James and Remus entered behind him. It was a small room boxes were laid on the floor covered in dust. The room had no lighting, James and Remus lit their wands and looked around.
"It should be here somewhere," Dumbledore said. He walked to the other side of the room and looked at the book shelf carefully.
"Here we go," he said. He reached for a thick book, entitled "Lycanthropy: A History of the moonlight's burden"
Suddenly a side door appeared and opened. Dumbledore walked inside. James and Remus followed.
The room was small and lowly lit with candles. In the center of the room laid a pedestal, atop of it laid a small red box.
"Mr. Lupin could you please open it, just say open," Dumbledore said.
Remus stepped forward and said "Lufon" the box magically opened Dumbledore walked up to it and took a small piece of parchment on it. On it read "Laramos loscoro vlasco"
"Alright now James, come forward," Dumbledore said. he set the little box aside and put the book on top of the pedestal. James stepped forward.
"Withdraw your wand and recite this," Dumbledore handed him the slip of parchment. James looked down at the piece of paper.
He pointed his wand at the book.
"Laramos loscoro vlasco," He said clearly
The book suddenly engulfed itself in flames and an orange light burst from it, Remus, James and Dumbledore shielded their eyes and stepped back a ways from it. The book was gone.
They let their arms down and looked at the pedestal; all that was left was a scorch mark from the book.
"Is that it?" James asked turning to Dumbledore
"Yes, Langston's agents retrieved the other books; they had been retrieved just last night. We immediately destroyed them, one of his agents was a werewolf, not Ledford but another, and they re-secured this room, so no one could get in, hence forth why I brought Mr. Lupin." Dumbledore explained.
"We should return unless Mr. Potter you would like to look around, the things in this house belonged to your parents, perhaps you'd like to explore a little, we have a bit of time." Dumbledore suggested.
"Alright," James said.
"I have to make a quick call if you'll excuse me," Dumbledore said and left the room, leaving Remus and James alone.
"Let's go back into the other room, perhaps I'll find something." James said. Remus followed him into the other room.
"Just start looking for stuff, anything that's interesting, maybe we'll find some pictures," James said. Remus went to a few boxes and started sifting through them.
Several minutes later, they were still looking.
"Most of this stuff I don't even know what it is," James said.
"Yeah a lot of it is, documents that I think relate to this house. . ."
"Wait," James said. He was sifting through a box which had a side rip; inside he found a dark brown picture frame. In the photo was a picture of a woman, a woman he recognized to be his mother, but her hair was different, it wasn't brown like he saw in the photographs he saw in the book lily had given him.
"What is it?" Remus said, he walked over to where James was and looked down.
"Is that your mum?" he asked.
James looked up and down the photo "Yes, but her hair is different, it's purple, I thought it was brown,"
"Maybe she colored it," Remus said.
"Yes, she did, she was a metamorphmagus," Dumbledore said, from the door way. Both boys turned towards the door. Dumbledore walked in and came up to them.
"If she was a metamorphmagus, then how's it, that I'm not, isn't it genetic?" James asked.
"It is, though it run in the woman line, if you had been a girl you would have been a metamorphmagus, but it does run through you, it can be seen at your talent in Transfiguration, If you were an animagus, it would be very easy for you to transform into an animal, but the trait is in you, just not fully," Dumbledore said. James looked back to the photograph and smiled, he side looked to Remus, who was also smiling.
They stayed there a bit longer and James collected several things from the home, such as old photographs, a time turner, and a locket, which held photos of both his parents. They all soon apperated back to the portal door in Dumbledore's office.
"Thanks, Professor for taking me," James said.
"No, thank you Mr. Potter, for destroying the book," Dumbledore said with a smile,
"And thank you Mr. Lupin for helping us in, I appreciate it more than you think,"
"Your welcome, uh sir, I was wondering, do you think Voldemort will prevail like he said and do more harm?" Remus asked.
"There is no doubt in my mind, Mr. Lupin, no doubt at all, but we will worry about that when it come, for now, all you have to do is prepare for the show and your NEWT's exams."
"Yes sir." James and Remus said in unison. Both boys left and returned to the hospital wing to see Lily and Sirius.
Please Review, hope you all enjoyed it, just two more chapters left, the next one is going to span over a few months, so I can finish out the year, and then the last will of course be the finally, so keep reviewing, please. Plus I have my other story in the workings, it's going to be a lot different, more about Lily, James, Sirius, Remus, and other characters ( probably like Alicia and Emily, but different. Peter will not be mention a lot) their relationships, drama, but it won't be anything like this, I mean lily won't be in MI-5 and there won't be full blown Battles against the dark Lord, but it will be good, I promise you. Please keep your eyes pealed, I'll be posting it in a couple of weeks, maybe, it might be three but I'm leaving for the beach on July 15th so I' hope to have it up before then. It may be called "Love's Beauty", or something of that nature. I'll post the title on my profile, incase you can't find it. Thanks again for reading and reviewing, I very much appreciate it.
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