The map was laid out out flat on the table, the boys were all huddled around it. There was different colored dots and lines moving about the map at different paces. Finally all the prefects were on the other side of the common room and all seemed to be distracted by another Gryffindor.

"Okay,let's go before it's to late." whispered James

The boys ran for the portrait hole, and ran out into the corridor. The boys instantly saw all the teachers run around like maniacs.

"Quick, under here." said James holding up the invisibility cloak.

The boys slip under it and continued down the corridor. In the mist of all the madness the boys could hear a faint voice screaming from a couple floors down. Quickly they all started down the stairs. When they arrived on the ground floor , they saw Filch trying to calm an emotionally disturbed house elf. He (the elf) was running around in circles screaming ' I won't go, you can't make me go ' In spite of the boys curiosity they moved closer, still under the invisibility cloak and with their hands cuffed over their mouths so Filch couldn't hear them breathing, they listened closely.

"You bloody house house..arg...come over here, you bloody creature." mumbled Filch

Instantly Sirius recognized the house elf and whispered into James' ear.

"That's our house elf, Kreacher."

Suddenly the boys heard a voice, they looked up to see Sirius' cousin, Nacrissa.

"Filch, you filthy animal, don't you touch that house elf. That is a family elf. Kreacher, be a good house and follow me."

Kreacher did as he was told and followed Nacrissa.

"What is she doing? My mother hates her and her side of the family!" Sirius whispered in James' ear again.

"Let's go back to the common room and figure this out." James whispered back.

"Okay, all we know is that Kreacher listened to Nacrissa even though he's not supposed to. What we don't know is why Kreacher was here and why he was called 'Emotionally disturbed'." Said James to his friends.

"Right." replied Sirius.

"But what I don' t understand is why would Nacrissa want to defend Kreacher? Unless she needs him for something. Remus questioned.

"Yeah,maybe" Said Sirius.

"But, if that's why she defended Kreacher, then we need to figured out why. Whispered James

Dinner finally arrived at half past eight and I must say it wasn't the meal that would have been served at the Great Hall but, everyone got their own plate completed with,Turkey legs, a dinner roll, corn, potatoes,and pumpkin juice and finishes off with custard and cakes for dessert. After dinner the marauders went up to the boys dormitory to 'go to sleep' as they told people in the common room. Once they arrived the dormitory was empty and quiet except the four boys, so they started to plan their way back out of the common room after curfew.

"I say we take my invisibility cloak and a lantern and the map and go after mostly everyone is a sleep." planned James.

"That's a good plan." replied Sirius.

"Okay, everyone sets your watches for 11:47." said Remus.

"Why 11:47? Why not just 11:45?" asked Sirius.

"Because 11:47 sounds very professional." answered Remus.

"Whatever, just set them to 11:47 and go to bed." Said James in a fustrated voice.

He walked over to his 4-poster and glanced at the clock. '10:39' he thought to himself. 'I hope this works.' James laid in bed thinking about the plan. Where to go first, what to do. By 11:30 he had a plan all worked out. He just hoped he could remember it all.

At 11:47 James heard 4 watches quietly beep and he slowly got out of bed and...

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