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The Great Revenge
Two weeks after they lost the match to Slytherin, someone had flooded the Slytherin common room. Apparently, the water was a foot high and the spell was cast so well that Slughorn himself was having trouble reversing it. So everyday for a week, The Slytherins walked around with soaked uniforms up to their knees and permanent scowls on their faces.
It had the Marauders written all over it. Doe knew Remus was involved because of the complexity of the spell, but so far he hadn't commented on it.
She was walking with Sirius to Transfiguration one day, a fews days after the discovery of the flooded common room, and he wouldn't admit to it.
" I don't know what you're talking about" Sirius said smiling smugly.
" Uh huh, sure you don't." she said rolling her eyes at him.
He had been denying having anything to do with prank since it happened, but they both knew he had done it.
" I know you better than that, Sirius" Doe told him.
Sirius laughed loudly, " Well then you know I'll never admit to it".
She was about to make a witty remark, when someone walked in front of them.
Regulus Black was standing in front of them, blocking them from passing through the corridor. Like the rest of the Slytherins, the bottom half of his robes were soaked.
" Real mature, Sirius" he snapped, " this prank just shows how childish you are"
" You need to calm down, Regulus" Sirius said bravely, " I'm not the only one who can't stand all you Slytherins"
Regulus made a face at Sirius, his eyes were black with anger.
" You are so ungrateful" Regulus snapped, " you should be proud of your Slytherin heritage, but no instead you run away from home and brandish your Gryffindors colors like it's an honor"
" Being a Gryffindor is an honor, compared to being a Slytherin like you" Sirius pointed out.
Regulus narrowed his eyes, " The family is so disappointed in you, look at what you're doing with your life. and who you're spending your time with" his eyes landed on Doe.
" I don't give a damn what any of the family thinks" Sirius snapped at him.
" You know how mother feels about her and her family" Regulus said still looking at Doe.
" You can go, Regulus." Sirius snapped, " I don't want anything to do with you or the rest of our bloody family"
Regulus cast one more angry glance at Sirius and then strode off angrily.
" He's really upset" Doe said, watching as he stomped off down the hallway.
Sirius shrugged, " I'm sure my mother filled his head with all kinds of things after I left".
" Like her plain distaste for me" she said with a bitter tone.
" You really care what Walburga Black thinks of you" Sirius said stopping to raise an eyebrow at her.
" Well no.." she said
" Nobody cares what she thinks except her" Sirius said as they walked into the Transfiguration room.
Remus was already seated at the desk that they shared.
" There you are, I was beginning to think you weren't coming" Remus said.
She smiled, " Doe Meadowes doesn't skip classes".
Remus smiled, " Doe Meadowes has never skipped a class"
Professor McGonagall strode into the room her green robe billowing behind her.
" Today," she said, " we will be taking notes. Were going to be discussing Animagi"
Remus stifled a laugh. She heard James and Sirius snicker behind them as well.
" Did I miss something funny?" she asked Remus.
He shook his head quickly, his hand still covering his mouth, trying not to laugh.
Doe turned back to McGonagall.
" Animagi are wizards who can transform themselves into a specific animal at will. This is very complicated magic that very few wizards can master. And as such, the ministry requires all wizards who are animagi to register"
McGonagall stood at the front of the room and instantly threw herself forward. Instead of a woman, sat a small calico cat with markings around it's eyes.
She stared at the cat which was obviously McGonagall, fascinated. The cat walked down the aisle and then turned around walked back towards the desk, jumping into the air.
Mid-jump, the cat transformed back into Professor McGonagall.
Everyone clapped loudly. It was such a fantastic bit of magic.
Seemingly satisfied with the reaction that her performance had received, Professor McGonagall began writing the rest of the notes on Animagi on the board. It was such a fascinating concept.
After we had filled two rolls of parchment on the topic, we were finally dismissed.
" That was such an interesting lesson" Doe told Remus as we left the classroom.
" Animagi are fascinating" Remus said.
" I hear they're quite good looking too" Sirius said with a smile.
" What are you talking about?" Marlene asked.
Sirius shook his head laughing slightly, " Nothing".
They headed downstairs and to the outside of the castle towards the greenhouses.
Professor Sprout had put a vicious looking plant at every table of four, along with what looked like an arsenal of tools.
Doe sighed, knowing that this plant was not going to be easy.
" What are the chances that it's harmless and easy to dissect?" Lily asked.
" About as good as the chance as you marrying James" Mary said eyeing the plant sadly.
They all sat down and listened to Professor Sprout's instructions, slicing the plant's stem with a fine razor and then waiting for a large hole to open up at it's base.
" That's it you've got!" She shouted, " Now reach in there and collect your pod!".
Bravely, Doe plunged her arm into the hole of the plant. It closed above her elbow, clinging tightly to her arm, she grasped the pod in her trapped hand and waited as Lily and Marlene sliced another stem and the hole opened again.
Doe yanked her arm back out and put the pod in the bowl in front of them.
" Now squeeze all of the goop out!" Quickly Now!"
Marlene's face crumpled in disgust as she squeezed the contents out of the pod.
" I change my mind, I don't want to be a sixth year" she said pushing the bowl of towards Mary.
" Well you won't make it to be a seventh year with that attitude" Professor Sprout said taking the pod remnants away from them.