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Chapter 54
"What is your name?" James asked Sirius.
"Sirius Orion Black. You know that."
"Why did you swear loyalty to Voldemort?"
"So that we could get out of there alive and possibly knock off a few lowlifes on our way out."
"What do you mean?" Remus asked.
"I thought that if I could gain their trust, I could find out where we were and report it to Dumbledore."
"But?" Remus prompted.
"There was to be an initiation ceremony tonight. Voldemort makes people who are about to be initiated perform a task to prove their loyalty. My task would've been to kill James." He continued, ignoring the gasps of his small audience. "I made a portkey that would take James and Remus back to Hogwarts and hid it in a tray of food, then took another portkey back to Hogwarts myself."
"Why didn't you tell us that you hadn't switched sides?" James asked.
"Because the best way to fool your enemies is to fool your friends." Sirius replied. "I had to make you believe that I'd turned so that you wouldn't accidentally tip them off. Then all of us would have been done for."
There was a moment's silence before Remus grinned evilly and turned to Sirius.
"If you were alone on a deserted island with only Lily here to keep you company, would you 'mingle' with her?" he asked.
"No, I'd probably eat her."
"What?" Lily exclaimed.
"It would be the only way to shut you up!" Sirius explained.
"How dare you!"
"Sirius, would you choose to 'mingle' with -"
"I'd choose to mingle with the antidote, actually." Sirius said quickly before Lily could finish her question.
James handed him the antidote, which was a disgusting khaki green colour. Sirius grimaced and gulped it down, then looked at James.
"Are you sure that was an antidote? It tasted like poison."
James grinned. "I just got my best friend back. Do you think I'm going to poison you so soon?"
"Are you implying that you're going to poison me at some stage in the future?"
James scratched his chin. "You know, that may not be such a bad idea."
"Sorry to interrupt this happy reunion thing, but it's two o'clock in the morning and personally, I think it would be nice to be able to stay awake tomorrow. And you," Lily pointed at Sirius, "Have got to talk to a certain someone."
James, Sirius and Remus walked up to their dorm. Sirius was about to fall asleep when he realised that James was talking to him.
"I knew you couldn't have turned. It just didn't make sense. Deep down, I think I knew that you were always on our side." James said softly.
"Thanks Prongs."
A/N Sorry for the wait. I had meant to get this out a couple of weeks ago, but things didn't quite go to plan. We'll do the review responses next chapter because we're kinda strapped for time right now. We're leaving for camp tomorrow morning, but we really wanted to get this chapter out before then. The next chapter won't be until Sunday/Monday at the earliest. Sorry, but we won't have access to the internet (or even a computer!) while we're on camp. We won't even be able to use our mobile phones! *runs away screaming*
For those of you who were asking about a sequel: Yes, there will be one. We have already started writing one of the chapters of it. We need a name for it though. If you'd like to suggest a name, leave it in a review.
Thanks to all reviewers. You know who you are. You guys really rock!
Chapter 54
"What is your name?" James asked Sirius.
"Sirius Orion Black. You know that."
"Why did you swear loyalty to Voldemort?"
"So that we could get out of there alive and possibly knock off a few lowlifes on our way out."
"What do you mean?" Remus asked.
"I thought that if I could gain their trust, I could find out where we were and report it to Dumbledore."
"But?" Remus prompted.
"There was to be an initiation ceremony tonight. Voldemort makes people who are about to be initiated perform a task to prove their loyalty. My task would've been to kill James." He continued, ignoring the gasps of his small audience. "I made a portkey that would take James and Remus back to Hogwarts and hid it in a tray of food, then took another portkey back to Hogwarts myself."
"Why didn't you tell us that you hadn't switched sides?" James asked.
"Because the best way to fool your enemies is to fool your friends." Sirius replied. "I had to make you believe that I'd turned so that you wouldn't accidentally tip them off. Then all of us would have been done for."
There was a moment's silence before Remus grinned evilly and turned to Sirius.
"If you were alone on a deserted island with only Lily here to keep you company, would you 'mingle' with her?" he asked.
"No, I'd probably eat her."
"What?" Lily exclaimed.
"It would be the only way to shut you up!" Sirius explained.
"How dare you!"
"Sirius, would you choose to 'mingle' with -"
"I'd choose to mingle with the antidote, actually." Sirius said quickly before Lily could finish her question.
James handed him the antidote, which was a disgusting khaki green colour. Sirius grimaced and gulped it down, then looked at James.
"Are you sure that was an antidote? It tasted like poison."
James grinned. "I just got my best friend back. Do you think I'm going to poison you so soon?"
"Are you implying that you're going to poison me at some stage in the future?"
James scratched his chin. "You know, that may not be such a bad idea."
"Sorry to interrupt this happy reunion thing, but it's two o'clock in the morning and personally, I think it would be nice to be able to stay awake tomorrow. And you," Lily pointed at Sirius, "Have got to talk to a certain someone."
James, Sirius and Remus walked up to their dorm. Sirius was about to fall asleep when he realised that James was talking to him.
"I knew you couldn't have turned. It just didn't make sense. Deep down, I think I knew that you were always on our side." James said softly.
"Thanks Prongs."
A/N Sorry for the wait. I had meant to get this out a couple of weeks ago, but things didn't quite go to plan. We'll do the review responses next chapter because we're kinda strapped for time right now. We're leaving for camp tomorrow morning, but we really wanted to get this chapter out before then. The next chapter won't be until Sunday/Monday at the earliest. Sorry, but we won't have access to the internet (or even a computer!) while we're on camp. We won't even be able to use our mobile phones! *runs away screaming*
For those of you who were asking about a sequel: Yes, there will be one. We have already started writing one of the chapters of it. We need a name for it though. If you'd like to suggest a name, leave it in a review.
Thanks to all reviewers. You know who you are. You guys really rock!