Here is Chapter Nine.
Authors Note: For me school goes back tomorrow... so I'm sorry, but updating will be a little less frequent than usual... meaning thatI might not get to update every day... but I promise I will try... Please review and make my last day of break good!
WG.
Disclaimer: I'm not Jo Rowling. HP belongs to her... sadly.
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Sirius and James were sitting together in the Head's Dorm talking.
'Can you believe it?' Sirius asked him.
'Peter is betraying us... and we thought that he was just taking remedial potions. All this time he's been hanging with Snivellus. Dirty Slytherins. I can't believe I messed up!' Sirius said angrily to James.
'You messed up? How?' James questioned.
'I instated Peter in the Marauders. I found out he cursed a Slytherin so that his toenails grew longer and longer, in first year, and I brought him to you and Mooney.' Sirius explained to James.
'That was an accident. He told me that he meant to be switching a parrot into a puppy, but accidentally aimed badly and hit the Slytherin next to him. He was so stupid... how would a first year be able to switch animals?' James told him lifelessly and in a dull tone.
'Well we mastered it in the first week of Transfiguration... piece of cake. Can you believe he's pretended all this time?' Sirius asked.
'Nope. I thought he was alright. Never could get a girl though, could he? Had to pull some major strings to get him a date to last years Halloween ball.' James said in a disgusted voice.
'Yeah, you and I had to agree to go out with the girl he went with twice, if she accepted his invitation.' Sirius said, giving out a bark of laughter.
'Wish I could tell Lily though... but Dumbledore said he has a few more things to take care of... I wonder what that is.' James said darkly.
'Lily suspecting anything?' Sirius asked him.
'Are you kidding me? Lily suspects everything I do. She is trying to find out about what we do with Mooney each full moon. By the way, theres another one coming up in a few more days. These months are sure going by fast.' James informed.
'I can actually see her giving you a questionnaire every night before you go to bed.' Sirius said smiling.
'Yeah, but I love her.' James said quite dreamily.
'I'm sure you do Prongs.' Sirius said looking playfully, adoringly at him.
'She loved the Room of Requirement... I know she did.' James said, not really thinking about what he was saying.
'Yeah... any girl would love the ... WHAT! You showed her the Room of Requirement! Prongs, mate, you're an idiot!' Sirius said looking appalled.
James jumped out of his trance and into defense mode.
'She won't tell.' James said, holding his hands up.
'You told the biggest rule-abider about the Room of Requirement. We are never going to be able to go back there. Knowing you, you told her about the kitchens, the Invisibility Cloak, and the Marauder's Map...' Sirius said, giving a laugh, thankful he didn't go that far.
'Well, you do know me well.' James said quietly.
'WHAT!' Sirius shouted againat him with wide eyes.
'Calm down... besides the Invisibility Cloak is mine...' James said trying to think up excuses.
'Prongs, the contract... the contract! We swore we never would tell the blonde bimbos about our secrets... even if we were drunk.' Sirius wailed to him sadly.
'Lily isn't a dumb blonde... she's not like them at all... and I know... I know about the contract... but she won't tell, she really, really liked it all.' James said, trying to stick up for his girlfriend.
'Sure, every girl likes it all... she'll take all our secrets and dump you!' Sirius shouted.
'Don't talk about Lily like that! She won't!' James roared, now that this was getting personal.
Sirius scoffed. 'Fine, you told her about all that stuff. But NO more! When Mooney finds out... ahhh you're in for it...' Sirius said in a disappointed voice.
'I love her... I can trust her. You can trust her... she's like a... a ... Maraudette. She knows about Mooney's problem, even Michelle does... they aren't stupid. Faye probably even knows about it now...' James pleaded. He must have hit a nerve because Sirius' eyes got wide.
'Maraudette... that's so hott, I like it. I have to tell Faye.' He said smiling even wider than his eyes.
'Right... the Marauders and Maraudettes, seventh year...' James looked smug.
'Well, back to main subject, when will you tell Lily about Peter and his plan to kidnap you both and steal your powers. I mean, that's so deep. Together, you guys are much stronger than apart... Dumbledore's off his rocker.' Sirius said giving a low whistle.
'We aren't even allowed to tell Mooney yet about Peter's plan... just in case it gets out. Mooney was with us when Dumbledore warned us...' James said sadly.
'I wonder why...' Sirius said thoughtfully.
'Probably just a precaution... I mean, Remus will be shocked that Peter is already planning something. I mean, first Dumbledore warns us that Peter might be dangerous, and now there is already an issue... I think he's going to wait until after the full moon, because you know how cranky and vunlerable he is when it comes up...' James said explaining.
'Can't wait... I love full moons!' Sirius said happily.
Suddenly, the portrait opened up and Remus walked in. 'You love full moons... right.' He said darkly at Sirius. You could tell it was coming up, Remus was looking pale and pretty shifty.
'Where's the girls?' He asked them, noticing that it was just James and Sirius.
'I'm not really sure... there probably just all hanging out...' James said, but he was cut off by Sirius.
'Mooney! Guess what James did!' He said loudly, and pointing an accusatory finger at him.
'What?' Remus asked lazily.
'He showed Lily the Room of Requirement, the Marauder's Map, our Invisibilty Cloak, and the kitchens!' Sirius said haughtily.
'My Invisibilty Cloak...' James said, looking at his best friend with a bemused expression.
'You did! James, if you give away any more, she'll know... she'll know about... about...' Remus said, looking in shock.
'About your furry little problem?' Sirius helped.
'Yeah!' Remus said, looking frightened.
'Well, Mooney, Lily is pretty smart... she basically told me and Sirius last full moon that she... uh knows.' James told him.
'She does?' Remus said, looking, if possible, even more worried.
'She's known for forever, like years... and... and... so does Michelle...' Sirius said in a quiet voice.
'Michelle knows? She must hate me... she does hate me!' Remus said, looking heart-broken.
'She has known since Lily has Mooney, so she obviously doesn't seem too fazed by it, you know... she accepted your invite to the ball...' James told him, hoping to cheer up his friend.
'You don't think she hates me? Are you sure?' Remus asked hopefully.
'Remus, don't worry about Michelle, she doesn't seem to be that bothered by it. Michelle is the type of girl who doesn't judge you on the outside... she might think it's cute... you never know man.' Sirius said, knowing that Remus was very self-conscience about his condition.
'Ok...' Remus said, calming down a little more.
'But, back to the situation... James, we have to have Lily sign the contract if she wants to know anymore secrets... or any of your charms... Lily is lucky... girls would kill to know how we got away with such things. Oh, Rem, I thought of the coolest thing today, lets let the girls into the contract, the new Maraudettes.' Sirius said giving out a great bark of laughter.
'Oh, she'll sign... but I believe I was the one who came up with Maraudettes.' James said smiling.
'Right...' Sirius said airily. He waved his wand in a complicated motion and said, 'I solemnly swear that I'm up to no good.' and a piece of paper appeared in mid-air before him. It was the contract.
On it read,
The Marauder's Contract
We solemnly swear that we will cause havoc and distress throughout our youth years. Our lists of rules and regulations must be followed by all members of the Marauders. Remus is official cartographer and scribe and good boy of the group. His essential is being able to put on a good face while lying, and having trust of the professors. James is official mastermind of all pranks, for example, cursing the seventh year beds to make it look and smell like they wet them in the middle of the night... Classic. Sirius is official ladies man of the group. He helps James curse Slytherins, and is especially gifted in coming up with the most outlandish excuses, particularly, 'Professor Minnie (Minerva), I promise I didn't make Snape look like a baby girl, it's just the way his hormones are...' Peter is official runner, messenger boy. Mainly retrieving the knot in the Whomping Willow is his specialty.
List of Rules and Regulations:
-All secret passage ways found, must be reported immediately to Prongs, who will inform Mooney, who will draw out on Marauder's Map.
-Padfoot tests all passage ways, for he knows most about getting out of sticky situations.
-Wormtail knows how to lie with perfection... but must not lie to any Marauder.
-No telling of passage ways and secrets to ANY blonde bimbo, even if you do get drunk.
-No Marauder, except James, is allowed to hit on Lily Evans, James soul mate. (Posted by James)
-No telling of Mooney's condition.
-All Marauders are permitted to borrow James' Invisibility Cloak. ('Hah! Our Invisibility Cloak!' Sirius proclaimed to James.)
-No pranking a fellow Marauder.
-If all Marauders agree, you are allowed to instate a new memeber... they must sign the contract.
-All of the above rules and regulations must be followed.
If ANY Marauder is found to not be trusted, their name will automatically be crossed out on the Marauder Contract, and they will NEVER be allowed a re-instatement.
Signed,
The Brilliant, yet Silent, Mooney
The Popular, Lovable, Freakin' Handsome, Sneaky, Padfoot
The Mastermind of all Pranks and Lily Evans' Man, Prongs
The Messenger of the Brilliance, Popularity, and Masterminding Marauders, Wormtail
Once he finished reading it, he looked at James seriously. Down at the bottom of the page, where they signed their names, was Wormtail's signature... crossed out. He seriously betrayed them... the contract even knew.
'Lemme see it again.' Remus said, getting up to look at it.
'No... It's the same as it always is... I'll just put it away.' Sirius said hastily. He waved his wand and it was gone.
Luckily, Remus let it go.
While the boys were spending their time in the Head Dorm, Lily was wondering why she was summoned to the Headmaster's Office for important information. It totally interrupted her girl-talk with Faye and Michelle. She was in the middle of telling them why the change of heart about James Potter. That conversation would just have to wait though... this was something even more important.
'Hello Miss Evans.' Dumbledore ushered her into his office and glanced left and right into the hallway... Lily needed to know something so... hard to believe. She would be much easier to convince than James...
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That's the end of Chapter Nine.
Don't worry, Lily and Dumbledore's conversation will be in the next chapter... and it's very interesting and explains a lot.
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