Chapter 28: Suspicion

"I can't believe you guys did all that." Harry told his parents that night.

"Of course. We've been planning this for a while. Even a Marauder has to suffer a Marauder prank at least once." James said remembering when his friends tricked him into the RofR after bewitching it to where it would be a broom closet.

"Is it just me? Or is the room bigger?" Harry said when they entered the RofR.

"Possibly. Tonight, we start the actual transformation." Lily told her son.

"Alright. I have just one question though." Harry said to his parents.

"What is it?" James asked wondering what they missed.

"Why is John's Marauder name "Mistoffolees"?"

"Oh that. He became an animagus in America. He's a cat." Lily said.

"Ok. That makes sense. You can't be a true Marauder without the animagus form can you?" Harry asked.

"Nope. Now concentrate and remember what we taught you."

"Ok." Harry said closing his eyes and concentrated on transforming.

POP

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"Harry? Wake up!" Ron said the next morning.

"Ten more minutes." Harry groaned.

"McGonagall isn't going to give you 10 minutes."

"Ok. I'm up."

"Sheesh. Did you have a nightmare and not get back to sleep or something?" Ron asked noticing how tired his friend was.

"No. Just talking to Mum and Dad."

"Alright." Ron said not believing.

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"He's hiding something." Ron whispered to Hermione as they watched Harry talk to Neville.

"I'm sure it's nothing." Hermione told him.

"He was acting like me when we brought back Sara."

"Would it make you feel better if we followed him tonight?"

"Good idea."

"Ok. Tonight, I'll do extra homework in the common room and act asleep."

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That night,

Hermione rested her head on the table and made it look like she had fallen asleep. She kept alert in case she heard her best friends come down the stairs. When she heard a noise, she slowly opened her eye and, while still pretending to be asleep, looked around. All she saw were the house elves cleaning the room while smiling. One, she recognized as Dobby, saw her and conjured a blanket and draped it over her.

"Goodnight Harry Potter's smart friend." The elf whispered

"Dobby. Don't wake student." Another elf hissed at him.

CRACK

The elves disappeared once their work was done.

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The next morning,

"I must have fallen asleep." Hermione told Ron. "I didn't see him."

"He didn't leave last night." Ron told her. "I guess it's because we have Quidditch today."

"Probably." Hermione agreed.

"Hey guys." Harry said coming up behind them.

"Harry!" the two friends acknowledged his presence.

"Ready to beat Hufflepuff?" Ron asked.

"Of course. Angelina is really getting on my case. I'm starting to miss Oliver." Harry said grinning.

"POTTER! FIELD! NOW!" the Quidditch captain yelled at the seeker.

"COMING!" He yelled back.

After he left, Ron and Hermione looked at each other.

"We could always tie him to a chair and refuse to let him go until we get answers." Ron suggested.

"Ron. I'm sure he has a perfectly logical explanation as to why he's keeping things from us." Hermione told him. "And when he's ready, I'm sure he'll tell us."

"But we tell each other everything." Ron complained.

"Oh really?" Hermione asked.

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After Gryffindor won the Quidditch Cup, Harry went to talk to his parents.

"Great game Harry." James told his son.

"Thanks Dad. But that's not why I came to see you."

"What's wrong?" Lily asked.

"I think Ron and Hermione are suspicious." Harry told them.

"Makes sense. I think it's time we filled our closest friends in on the secret." James said.

"The condition was for until you were able to do it." Lily continued.

"Great. I have just the plan." Harry told them.

TBC