Chapter 22: Nighty-Night Sirius

"Human Transfiguration is very serious business. It should not be treated lightly," said Professor McGonagall to the 6th years. Sirius had his head in his hand half asleep, while James was using his wand to throw bits of paper at the back of Peter's head a few seats ahead of him. "And- Mr. Potter!" James snapped his attention at the stern looking witch.

"Yes, Professor?" James asked trying to look innocent.

"Would you kindly stand up and repeat everything I just said," Professor McGonagall said with a glare. James looked around the classroom to see everyone staring at him. Except Lily Evans who kept her attention to the front of the classroom. He briefly glanced at Snape who was sniggering at him.

"Sure," James said slowly, he stood up in front of the classroom. James looked at Remus, hoping he would mouth the words to him. But saw Remus just staring at him blankly. "You said," James started he looked at Sirius who was still half asleep, and really had know idea what was going on.

"We are all waiting Mr. Potter," Professor McGonagall said.

James looked around then looked down at his desk, and saw a piece of paper with everything that Professor McGonagall just said. James looked up and looked around to see who put the letter on his desk. He caught Professor McGonagall's eye and started reading everything off the piece of paper.

Professor McGonagall looked sort of surprised the James answered correctly, as well did everyone else in the classroom. James sat down in his seat beside Sirius as Professor McGonagall continued with the lesson.

"Padfoot, did write this?" James asked nudging Sirius and gesturing to the paper. Sirius shook his head slightly.

"What?" He asked. He read the paper. "No. That looks like Evans' writing," he muttered, and looked over at Lily, James quickly turned to Lily hopefully. "But what do I know? I don't stalk her so I wouldn't know her exact handwriting like you should," Sirius continued.

James looked at the writing carefully. He held it out to Sirius again. "Are you sure this is Evans'?" James asked skeptically.

"I don't know, you prick," Sirius snapped and put his head in his arms, to continue his half-sleeping.

James let out an exasperated sigh. "Padfoot!" James whispered angrily at Sirius, glancing up at Professor McGonagall who was talking to the class. "Padfoot!" James repeated, he whacked Sirius' arm which faltered and Sirius dropped his head and it fell with a loud thud onto the desk.

"BUGGER SHIT!" Sirius shouted grabbing his head.

"Mr. Black!" snapped Professor McGonagall.

"MY HEAD FEELS LIKE ITS SPLITTING IN TWO!" Sirius whined standing up knocking over the desk and catching James' fingers inbetween the two desks in the process.

"OW!" James shouted trying to stand up but tripped slightly and falling over and slamming his own head into the desk next to him.

The whole class watched this scene with bewildered and amused looks on their faces. They looked at Sirius who was still howling in pain and with his eyes firmly shut and bumping into the desks as he left the classroom. They class turned their attention to James Potter who was lying on the ground, not moving. That's when they realized James Potter, one of Hogwarts' hottest Marauder ringleader, was knocked unconscious.

"I'm sorry mate about this whole thing."

Sirius winced at the glare James was giving him. James was currently occupying a bed in the hospital wing. Madame Pomfrey insisted James stay for a few hours because he could have caused some serious damage.

"It was partly your fault."

James continued his glaring.

"Whatever, mate. You're a man obsessed."

James scoffed.

"It's true. You are so obsessed over Lily Evans. It is insane."

James averted his eyes to staring at the hospital bed across from him.

"Give it up."

"Give it up?" James asked perplexed.

"Yeah."

"It's too late to give it up."

"No it's not."

"Yes it is. How do you give it up after nearly six years?"

Sirius smiled. "I wouldn't know, I've never been obsessed with a girl for nearly six years, nor do I plan too."

"I'm not going to give it up."

Sirius groaned. "Why not?"

"Because I am getting close."

"Like hell you're getting close!"

"I am."

"No you're not."

"Yes I am."

"How so?"

James paused. "She sent me that letter-" Sirius let out an aggravated sigh. "- so that means she wants to be with me."

"Come off it."

James frowned, thinking.

"You look like a dick when you try to think."

"Shut it," James snapped.

Sirius held up his hands defensively.

"I need -" James paused. "- a plan."

Sirius clapped loudly, giving James a taunting grin.

"Shut it."

"No, stop it."

"Shut it."

"Stop it."

"Shut it."

"Stop it."

"Shut it."

"Stop it."

"Leave."

"What?"

"Leave. If you do not support me then I don't want you here."

Sirius gave James an odd look. "You sound like a chick."

"I don't appreciate your attitude."

"Mr. Potter!" came Madame Pomfrey's voice. She walked quickly over to the side of James' bed and checked him over. "You can leave in an hour." She walked away as a new patient came in. "Ms. Turner? What seems to be the problem?"

"Just came to see James." Britney came into view of James and Sirius, she sniggered when she saw him.

"What do you want?" James snapped.

"You are so pathetic." She laughed.

"What do you want?" James repeated.

"Hailey had her baby," Britney grinned. James straightened up.

"When?" James asked.

"An hour ago, I just go a letter from Michael."

"Boy or girl?" James asked excited.

"A baby girl. They named her Abby," Britney said sitting at the end of James' bed.

"Hey! I gave Hailey that name!" James grinned.

"What?"

"Yeah! I suggested it if it was a girl. She chose my name!"

"I think if it was your name she would of named the baby Jamie," Sirius said.

"Shut it," James glared.

"Hm, well I thought I'd tell you before you step outside the hospital wing and end up in here again for a week." Britney said.

"Shut it."

"Your so touchy," Britney laughed. "Do you have any candy?"

"No." James said.

"Nobody gave you any candy?" Britney asked.

"No they're saving it for later when he winds up in here for the week." Sirius answered. Britney laughed again.

"Both of you leave," James snapped. Britney rolled her eyes.

"I gotta go anyways," Britney said. "Bye." She left the hospital wing.

Sirius started to whistle, he caught James' glaring eye, and got up and left.

"How much are you all willing to bet that Dom is cheating on Britney?" Peter said suddenly while the rest of the marauders were sitting in front of the common room fire. It was late and everyone else had pretty much left for bed.

"A thousand galleons." Sirius said grinning.

"Same," said James writing furiously on a piece of parchment.

"Well he is," Peter said.

"Big shocker," Remus scoffed. "I don't know anyone, besides Britney, who thinks he's faithful."

"Did you see him with someone?" Sirius asked.

"No," Peter started. "But Alyssa, that hufflepuff fourth year said she walked in onDom and the other girlin a broom closet this morning."

"Who is it that he's been doing it with?"

"Megan Winthrop that seventh year Ravenclaw prefect." Peter said.

Remus winced slightly staring at the common room fire.

"Rumour is that she's pregnant," Peter said. James stopped writing and looked at Peter.

"Poor son of a bitch," James muttered.

"Who?" Peter asked cluelessly.

"Dom. Britney will kill him."

"Why?"

"Don't be thick Wormtail," Sirius said cuffing Peter upside the head. "I'm hungry, wanna come get some food?" Sirius asked.

"Nah, I'm going to bed," said Remus grabbing his book and heading to bed.

"Yeah, I think I'll go too," Peter said following Peter's lead.

Sirius looked at James. "Fine, I'll come." James got up to go up to the boys dorm so he could get his invisibility cloak and map, but Sirius stopped him.

Sirius lifted up a cushion from the couch and pulled out the invisibility cloak and map.

"What have I told you about taking my stuff without asking?" James said eyeing the cloak.

"Whatever you say to me goes in one ear and out the other." Sirius threw the cloak over them and tapped the map with his wand muttering "I solemnly swear that I am up to no good."

They quickly moved outside the portrait hole and made their way down to the kitchens. They walked down to the entrance hall when James stopped. He looked around the entrance hall and spotted Mrs. Norris who was prowling towards them.

Severus Snape ran out from behind the suite of armor when he noticed Mrs. Norris was distracted and ran down to the dungeons. Sirius nudged James to follow Snape. Theydid aslight run down to the dungeons to catch up to Snape. They saw Snape slow down in the middle of the corridor. James pulled off the invisibility cloak with his wand out.

"Nice evening isn't it Snivellus?" James said as Snape whipped around with his wand drawn. Sirius grinned.

"Where's your werewolf friend?" Snape snarled. A flash of light and Snape was being suspended upside down in the middle of the corridor.

"Your nose looks almost smaller when your upside down, don't you agree James?" Sirius said lightly his wand still pointed at Snape.

"Maybe we should wash his hair," James said. Sirius waved his wand and Snape started giggling uncontrollably. "Scilencio!" James smiled as Snape was hanging upside down, Snape's wand in his hands, giggling uncontrollably and mute. "I think we have done our job." He passed Sirius, Snape's wand.

Sirius nodded and threw Snape's wand down at the end of the hall. "We should do this again sometime," Sirius said. There was a flash of light and James watched as Sirius flew down the hall and hit the wall with a loud thud, Sirius fell to the ground. James pointed his wand in the direction where the spell came from. A group of Slytherin's walked down the hall to James.

James noticed that Regulus Black was part of the group. All these Slytherin's were Death Eaters, or future Death Eaters.

James heard Sirius groaning behind him. James was glaring at the Slytherins, and frowned as Snape was let go from the ceiling, the hexes removed from him. He scrambled to his feet.

"Get lost Snape," snapped a Slytherin. Snape glared at them.

"How are you doing Potter?" Regulus asked grinning, ear to ear. Sirius had gotten up and moved over to stand beside James with his wand drawn.

"Fine," James hissed.

"Still can't get the mudblood?" Regulus laughed. James made the first move.

"Stupefy!" He yelled.

"Protego!" Regulus said as he blocked the spell. "How was your fall brother?" Regulus sniggered, looking at Sirius with a wicked smile.

"What do you want?" Sirius asked, as the two brothers were in a glaring battle.

"I just wanted to know, how is Turner doing now that she's back with her boyfriend, and she broke your heart?"

"You don't know what your talking about."

"I know that you and Potter aren't as smooth with girls as you're made out to be."

"Go to bed little brother."

Regulus smiled. "Nighty-night, Sirius," Regulus said as he and the other Slytherin's raised their wands.This happened so quickly that James andSirius didn't have time to think about what was going to happen as theyblacked out.

Lily walked back from Herbology, the last class of the day on Wednesday. She walked back to the castle when she noticed the grass looking all beat up. It wasn't as perfect as it normally was. Lily frowned. The grass of the Hogwarts grounds were all dragged up and looked as if someone was being dragged across the grounds. More than one person. She glanced around to see everyone else walking back into the castle, she curiously, followed the trail.

She walked all around the school grounds, following the trail, until she saw the trail lead to the forbidden forest. She slowly and cautiously walked in. She wandered in about 20 feet when she saw that it led to a tree where two boys were tied up to it.

She frowned and walked slowly up to them. They seemed to be unconscious due to their body's in limp statures. She groaned when she realized it was James and Sirius. She saw a stick that caught her eye on the ground and picked it up. She poked Sirius in the leg with it, but he didn't do anything. She poked James hard (harder then she poked Sirius) at the side of him. He quickly lifted his head. He winced at the pain of all the cuts he had on his neck, face, arms, and anywhereelse that was cut, but was covered by his clothes.

He squinted his eyes and looked up. "Evans?" James asked. "What are you doing in my bed?"

Lily sighed and threw the stick back on the ground and turned around and left, deciding that James Potter and Sirius Black could save themselves.

"Evans?" James said slowly watching Lily walk away.

"Evans!"

He noticed Sirius beside him snoring. He nudged him, but Sirius didn't move. James called out panicked:

"Evans!"

He realized he couldn't move and he was tied up.

"EVANS!"

Why was he in the Forbidden Forest?

"EVANS?"

A/N: Sorry for the long update. I promise it won't be that much longer of a wait for the next update. Thank you for all the reviews!

I have a few issues to cover about this story. First off, there is only a few more chapters left. I'm not sure if I want to continue with the 7th year. If i get enough people requesting that i write the 7th year, then i will probably write it. Second, i know that this fanfic is a little untrue. I started writing this story about two years ago. When i started off writing this fic, and wrote the character's birthdays, i already was in the second year, and i didn't realize that they were all wrong. I'm from Canada, and my school years are slightly different from the UK. So therefore i didn't know the school years, till my friend told me. Third, James has a brother. Yeah, i wrote that before i found out that James was an only child. Fourth, if there's anything else i missed, that makes anyone annoyed tell me. If anyone finds these factors really annoying, then please tell me, and i'll change them.

If anyone wants to know all the character's birthdays, then ask, and i will write them out next authors note.

Thank you!

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