Chapter 3
"Oh, come on, Harry! We'll take good care of it!" Amanda said.
"We'd take super good care of it, I swear! And I'm not even crossing my fingers this time!" Evelyn yelled.
"Fine," he said. "You can borrow it."
Amanda laughed. "Can you ask Professor Lupin how to add onto the map as well? There are some things we'd like to add."
"Sure," he grinned.
"Thank you so much," Amanda beamed.
"Now that this is all over with… can I have an autograph?" she asked, sporting a puppy-dog pout.
"But of course," he said winking, and signed her piece of parchment.
Evelyn leaned against the table and raised an eyebrow at her friend. Amanda just shrugged.
"Umm… I don't want an autograph or anything. I'm not a crazed fan, like some people," she said, coolly.
"Can you just sign this piece of parchment for verification? You know… so that tomorrow I'll know I wasn't dreaming?"
Harry laughed.
"Sure," he said, signing the parchment.
"Very nice," Amanda sneered, "And just so you know, I am not a crazed fan! It's for my… err… sister?"
"Um, Mandy… You don't have a sister," Evelyn said.
Amanda punched her on the arm.
"Shush! He doesn't need to know that," she giggled.
"How many siblings do you have Evelyn?" Harry asked her.
"One sister, but she doesn't need an autograph- I mean, a verification signature... She's a first year and has a brain equivalent to dirt," she explained.
"The day before yesterday we gave her a new foot spray that turned her feet twice the size of a clowns," she said, grinning.
"Sounds like something my dad and Sirius might have done," he said, laughing. But even while he laughed, Evelyn could see the hurt in his eyes as he remembered his family.
"Are you sure it's not something you'd do as well? We could always use another marauder," Evelyn coaxed.
"Hmmm… this seems interesting, but we could get in trouble... Count me in!" he said.
Amanda laughed. "The more the merrier!"
"So, what have we done lately?" he asked.
"Dungbombs in Snape's office… The usual and nothing else," Amanda stated.
"God, I do hate Snape… And what are we planning?" he asked, winking.
"Well, if you are interested, Evelyn and I are planning to do something to him. You want in?" she explained.
"Why wouldn't I," he grinned.