Title: Looking in Dad's Pensieve
Author: dragonriderhp
Summary: What would happen if Harry came across his Dad's old Pensieve? He would be able to see his Dad's life, that's what, and how he, Harry, came to live. Some romance with L/J, mostly General or Humor. HBP Spoilers!
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Looking In Dad's Pensieve
Chapter 5: Prongs' Mistake
Harry went over and sat down on the couch, conjuring a glass of water for himself. The wind was howling above him as cool, fresh water glided down his throat.
Harry grinned at the wall.
Alright, so maybe Mum did love Dad. Funny how that happened, too…I wonder what the next memory will be! Harry thought to himself, running a hand over his face.
He got up and set the glass on the table, a satisfying clunk echoing around the cellar.
Harry gripped his wand tightly as he walked over to the Pensieve, and once again prodded the surface.
The image shimmered, before the Great Hall appeared before him. But it looked familiar; it was set up just like it had been for OWLs in his 5th year.
It went from 3rd year to 5th year? Harry thought, puzzled. He shrugged it off and leaned over the Pensieve.
As his nose broke the surface, he was once again flying through the air until he landed – surprisingly, on his feet – in the Hall.
Harry looked around. The desks were all empty but some of the OWL coordinators were mingling around the front, setting up something. Harry searched the room for his Dad, but couldn't seem to find him.
"Ow, Prongs, that was my foot!"
Harry turned as he heard a rushed voice from his left.
To his surprise, he saw four teenagers huddled together, crouching and squeezed close.
It was the Marauders, but Harry was puzzled by their behavior. He looked behind him and saw the doors to the Great Hall open slightly.
"Dear me, that door keeps opening!" a voice said from the front of the Hall.
The Marauders froze and quieted their hushed voices. They squished together more, Remus crouching down slightly.
"Wormtail, your foot!" James said, his eyes widening as he nudged Peter in the side. Harry felt anger boil up inside of him, but it quickly passed.
Peter pulled his right foot in closer to his other. Harry watched the friends, thoroughly confused.
Suddenly a tall wizard walked briskly past the Marauders, looking straight ahead and ignoring them completely. He grabbed the handles on the doors and pulled them shut before turning on his heel and walking once more past the boys, without acknowledging them at all.
Comprehension dawned on Harry. Oh! They're under Dad's cloak with the map! Harry now understood the reason for their strange behavior.
Sirius and James let out an audible sigh; Remus and Peter clapped a hand over their mouths, and luckily no one heard.
They shuffled over to the right side of the Hall and walked closer to the front. Harry followed them, curious to know what they were doing.
"Snivellus should be sitting here," Sirius said with malice, pointing to an area on the floor.
Harry's brow furrowed, as Harry was deeply confused.
They must be talking about at lunch, so that's probably where the Slytherin table is. And Snivellus is Snape, so it's probably where he normally sits during lunch! Harry confirmed his thoughts as he watched his thirteen-year-old dad.
"What if we miss and hit one of ole' Snivelly's friends?" Peter asked excitedly.
"Well, that'll be a silver trophy. But we must strive for the best! We must go for the gold!" Sirius put one foot on a chair and thrust his fist into the air, talking loudly.
James and Remus both grabbed a fistful of Sirius' shirt and yanked him onto the floor, anxiously covering themselves up with the cloak.
"What was that?" the tall wizard said from the front. The Marauders scooted along the floor until they were backed against the wall, just as the wizard strode over to the desk where Sirius had previously been making his speech.
James had his head in between his knees, his back shaking as he tried to contain his laughter. Remus had his eyes closed but was still grinning. Sirius sat watching the man, giggling softly to himself, making his hair fall gracefully over his eyes. And Peter was looking at his three friends, giggling in turn.
After the wizard went back to the front, the Marauders scrambled to their feet and pulled out their wands.
Harry wasn't close enough to hear what they said, but they all began muttering spells and charms, pointing their wands at the ceiling.
As Harry looked at the ceiling, he saw several clear bubbles appear, filled with a chunky hot pink liquid. Several thin boxes appeared also, all of different color. They then masked the danger area with a charm that camouflaged it with the ceiling.
"Brilliant," James whispered, grinning at their handywork.
"Come on, we have to get out of here! The fifth years are about to come in for their OWLs and we have to get up in the common room!" Remus said quickly, hurrying his friends out the door.
Once in the Entrance Hall they took off the cloak, though it made no difference to Harry. James stuffed it in his back.
The Marauders began to take the long way up to Gryffindor Tower, laughing and chatting with others in the hall.
Looking at his watch, Harry saw that it took them twenty minutes to get up there. It must have been break, because when they entered the common room, lots of other Gryffindors were scattered around the room.
The four boys flopped gracefully onto the couch, well, all except Peter. He sort of squeezed himself into a chair.
"I can't wait for lunch!" Sirius said, rubbing his hands together.
"Yeah," James agreed. "It should be brilliant. That was a great charm you found, Moony!"
Remus looked away sheepishly.
The common room door opened and three girls walked in.
Lily, her friend from the Quidditch game, and a tall, tan beauty were all talking together as they walked over to the fireplace where the Marauders were sitting.
Lily froze as her eyes fell on James. He grinned at her and ran a hand threw his hair.
Sirius leaped up and strolled over to the tan girl.
"Sirius, I'm warning you – stop!" the girl squealed as Sirius picked her up. He carried her over to the couch and tossed her onto it, before he started to tickle her.
She had tan skin and a slender figure. Her hair was a glossy black and went to the middle of her biceps. Her eyes were a dark teal and were twinkling with laughter.
"Jade, I'll save you!" the brunette from the game rushed over to her friends aide. Much to her dismay, Remus intercepted her and began to tickle her too.
"EMMELINE!" Jade yelped from the couch. Her voice was muffled, because Sirius was now sitting on her.
"Vance, do not even try to get your friend!" Sirius said to the brunette, whose arms were being pinned to her side by Remus. She glared at him, but was laughing.
James looked at Lily. She rolled her eyes.
"Don't worry, Potter, I'm not that stupid!" Lily said. She sat down in the chair next to the fire.
Remus tossed Emmeline gently onto the couch and also sat on her. Her head was hanging off of it and her hair brushing the floor.
"Jade Rivera, this is all your fault!" She said, glaring at her friend upside down.
Jade, who had stopped fidgeting beneath Sirius, twisted her face and stuck her tongue out at Emme (A/N: Pronounced Emma). They both broke into giggles until the two boys shifted their position so they were sitting on their stomachs.
James still looked hurt from Lily's comment. Lily glanced at him and saw him looking at her.
James got up, mostly because there was no longer any room on the couch, and walked over to Lily.
"Why do you always expect the worst from me?" he murmured into her ear before walking over to the stairs.
Lily turned in her seat and watched him go, many different emotions crossing her face. Hurt, confusion, sadness, but mostly, guilt.
James disappeared from view up the stairs. Harry knew he had to follow him. He trotted up the stairs to the dorm and saw that the door had thankfully been left open.
James was standing in front of a mirror, anxiously pressing his hair down. His glasses lay on the bed next to him.
"Ah, oh well," he said, and ruffled his hair again. James grabbed his glasses and robe and threw them on quickly. He brushed past Harry and hurried down the stairs again. Harry followed him into the common room.
When James sat down, Lily's eyes were on him. He saw her looking at him and winked at her, unfazed.
Remus was now sitting next to Emme on the couch, but Sirius was still sitting on Jade. But, they were all talking as if this was a normal activity.
"Hey Pete," James said, thumping Peter on the back. He stumbled forward, falling out of his chair.
The Marauders laughed as James sat in the chair. Peter stood up, brushing himself off and laughing, and sat on the arm of the chair.
Lily was watching the two boys, smiling.
The bell rang outside of the common room, signaling the beginning of lunch. All four Marauders leaped up, grinning evilly. The girls all looked at them in surprise, before the Marauders ran out the portrait hole.
Harry laughed and followed them out the hole.
When they entered the Great Hall the four house tables were back and there was some students already sitting down eating.
James, Sirius, and Remus sat down on the side of the table that faced the Slytherin table. Peter sat opposite them.
"Where's Snivellus?" he asked.
"I don't know. Why do you think I'm going to keep track of the person I hate the most, Wormtail?" James said, rolling his eyes as he grabbed a sandwich.
"Who are you guys talking about?" a voice said from behind them.
All three boys turned around and saw Emme standing behind them. She sat down next to Remus, much to their surprise.
"Hey Pete!" Jade said cheerfully as she sat down next to him with Lily.
"Um, no one in particular," James said slowly, looking at Lily out of the corner of his eye.
Remus and Sirius glanced at each other.
Harry saw that all three boys had their wands on their laps underneath the table. Peter didn't, though, for some reason.
They ate for several minutes chatting about the upcoming Hogsmeade trip, until James' head jerked up and he nudged Sirius.
Sirius followed James' gaze and tapped Remus on the arm, who also looked up.
They all grinned as they saw two Slytherins walk in.
One was Lucius Malfoy, his sleek white blond hair pulled into a ponytail at the base of his neck. (A/N: You have no idea how weird that is to say!) The boy next to him was none other then Snape, his nose as hooked as ever and his hair still undeniably greasy.
They both sat down at the table across to two large, broad shouldered kids.
"Excellent," Sirius whispered.
James leaned over to Sirius and said something in his ear, who nodded. The whisper was barely audible, but Harry caught it.
"Perfect spot. Give it 3 minutes."
Sirius turned and said the same thing to Remus. They all gripped their wands with their hand and continued to eat as if nothing was planned.
As soon as James finished his egg salad sandwich, he turned to Sirius and began whispering once more.
"It's all ready. Prepare the distraction, then perform it underneath the table. Afterwards stand up onto the table and then you know what to do!" James told him.
Sirius nodded and spooned some mashed potatoes on his plate, as the girls were eyeing him suspiciously.
"So, Sirius, what are you doing for Hogsmeade?" Jade asked sweetly, batting her eyelashes at him. Emme leaned across the table and muttered something to Lily and she burst out laughing.
Sirius blushed and the potatoes that were currently in his mouth fell onto the table. That caused Lily and Emme to laugh harder. James was looking up at Lily, his head tilted towards his wand.
"Well," Sirius said, gaining composure. "Nothing yet," he winked at her.
"Oh, because I was just going to tell you that you shouldn't be doing anything because you're such a prick!" Jade smirked at him and continued eating her salad.
"Ohhhh!" Lily and Emme said together, laughing at the look on his face.
Remus patted Sirius' shoulder. "Mate, you just got owned," he said seriously. (A/N: No pun intended)
Jade laughed at the look on Remus' face.
Suddenly, Sirius shouted out, "I LOVE MY MOMMY!"
Everyone sitting around him stopped laughing, except Remus and James (A/N: Peter ran off for one of his stupid little Death Eater meetings…grrrrr!) who pulled their wands out.
"What, is it a crime to love someone's mother?" Sirius said innocently.
Lily rolled her eyes and continued eating.
Moments later Sirius shouted once again.
"I LOVE REMUS!"
Everyone looked at him.
Remus scooted away from him, running into Emme. He continued pushing away even when he began to push Emme too. She giggled softly.
Sirius stood up and climbed onto his bench.
"Remmie I love, I love my Remmie!" he sang off tune, wiggling his butt around in Remus' face.
The look on Remus' face when he began to do that was pure horror and utter disgust.
James took that as his cue. He jumped up, pulling his wand with him. Soon Sirius and Remus followed suit.
They all pointed their wands above the Slytherin table.
"Evvocate!" they cried in unison. (A/N: A spell I made up that makes thing go, or start)
Suddenly the bubbles, which had before been hidden, zoomed down onto the table, splattering all of the 3rd year boys with sticky pink gunk that wouldn't come off their clothes for a week. The robes immediately were dyed bright pink.
Following that, the thin boxes flew down until they were hovering, one over one, above each of the Slytherin 3rd year boys' heads. They exploded and thin paper drifted down from them, each box a different color.
As soon as the pieces of paper touched their heads, the whole head and hair of the student turned that color except more vibrant.
Malfoy was holding his bright blue hair in front of him, looking at it in shock. He then turned and looked at Snape, whose hair and face were both a matching bright purple.
The people seated around them had neon orange, lime green, hot pink, and many other colors.
James, Sirius, and Remus leaped up onto the table. James thrust his wand into the air and a bright, flashing sign that read With love, the Marauders on it appeared in the air.
Everyone was laughing as Sirius shouted, "Thank you, we're here till – well, whenever we graduate!"
"And we promise your amusement – their hair – will stay there for a week or more!" Remus added.
James ran a hand through his hair and grinned, before clambering back down onto the bench.
When they were seated, they looked up.
Jade and Lily were glaring at them in disbelief. Emme was standing up and away from the Marauders.
Then, Lily, looking at James, said in a hoarse whisper, "You did this?"
James looked crestfallen at the look on her face.
"Well – I didn't – um, you see – er, yeah," James mumbled.
Lily's eyes filled with hurt as she stared at him.
"Potter, you are a selfish, cruel, insufferable prat and I never want to look at you again!" she cried.
Lily shot off the bench and ran out the door, her deep red hair trailing behind her. Jade and Emme stood up and followed her after sending the Marauders death glares.
After the two girls disappeared from the Hall, the boys turned to look at each other – that is, Remus and Sirius turned towards James.
James looked thoroughly depressed as he stared at the spot where Lily's head had previously been.
"You alright mate?" Sirius said, putting a hand on his shoulder. Remus nodded in agreement.
James weakly shook his head.
"What have I done?" he asked no one in particular meekly, putting his head on his arms.
Sirius and Remus looked at each other and sighed just as Harry faded out of the memory.
When Harry landed, on the ground, he remained there. As he lay on the musty floor, he couldn't help imagine that his dad had just ruined everything.
A/N: Yahoo! I got the chapter done! Yay, I'm so happy! This one was a lot longer and full of drama and such! I'm so glad, because I had lots of writers block. The next chapter will be slower and sort of a background chapter, but still important. I'm not updating, though, unless I get…hmm…I'll say 7 reviews! I know, I'm greedy, but you guys rock and really help! Thanks again for for helping me with an idea for this chapter. You should go check out her stuff (its great!) after you REVIEW! Please?
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