Hey people, pinksparklez here! I haven't had much time to write lately and I just felt I was long overdue for another update, so I decided I'd do a short little chapter instead of continuing it into a normal length one. Don't worry I won't start making all of my chapters this short! and by the way thanks for all of the reviews! And I don't want to update again until I get some more reviews!

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Chapter 8: The Shortest Chapter of All

James awoke with a start at four in the morning with a cold sweat. Something terrible had happened, he didn't know what but he just felt it in his gut. He didn't know who to tell or what to tell them, but what he did know was that he could tell Dumbledore anything, well almost anything.

When he got out of bed, James realized he could not for the life of him remember who last used the Marauders Map. He first checked the pockets of his invisibility cloak and then his Hogwarts cloak. He checked his nightstand. He checked his bags. He then checked Sirius and Remus's stuff but the Marauders Map was still nowhere to be found. James became so desperate to find the map he even checked Peter's stuff, even though Peter was always too afraid to be the one who had the map on him. James found himself shocked when lo and behold was the Marauders Map in Peter's trunk.

James didn't take much thought on why Peter would have the map; he was too concentrated on going to see Dumbledore. He draped his invisibility coat over himself and activated the map.

James did not encounter a single person on his way to Dumbledore's office (thanks to his map). There was only one problem James realized once he reached the gargoyle that guarded his office, he didn't know the password. He knew that the previous year it had been pumpkin pasties and the year before it had been popping lollipop, so he assumed it must be some sort of candy. He tried everything he could think of when the gargoyle came back to life and he saw Dumbledore descending the stairway.

"Ah, James I had a feeling you were here, why don't you take off that cloak and come into my office," Dumbledore smiled at James.

Only just remembering he still had his invisibility cloak on, James took it off and stuffed the map in his pocket. He was not at all surprised that Dumbledore could see him; he always could when he wore his cloak, his most prized possession that his father had left him when he died.

James then quickly followed Dumbledore into his office and sat down in the chair on the other side of his desk and began talking.

"Something terrible has happened!" James said hurriedly. "I don't know what happened, but I know something did. I woke up suddenly and I don't know I just know something happened!"

"Now calm down James," Dumbledore said politely, "I believe you that something happened, but now we just need to slow down and see if we can figure out what did happen, I'm sure it will come to you."

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hope you liked this little teeny weeny, itsty bitsy chapter. Sorry I haven't had much time to write!