I'll be Home for Christmas
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The Supreme Court has ruled that they cannot have a nativity scene in Washington, D.C. This wasn't for any religious reasons. They couldn't find three wise men and a virgin.
- Jay Leno
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Chapter 4 – Memoirs of the Marauders
Mr. Prongs,
Did you see the news today? I must say, it is rather depressing. What with those Muggles just dead like that; and with Slughorn going on and on during class, I don't know about you. But, I think a prank should be done to cheer everyone up!
Ta, Mr. Padfoot
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Mr. Padfoot,
Mr. Moony and I agree that something should be done. No one is laughing any longer. It is as if we only ever have Dementors around, and that is uncalled for. Though, I think Umbridge has something to do with it. That Toad is just Hitler-like with the First Years.
Ta, Mr. Prongs and Mr. Moony
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Messrs, Moony, Padfoot and Prongs,
Umbridge seems to think that we have a Werewolf problem. I heard her talking about it with Slughorn. She said that she saw a Werewolf last weekend (the full moon) and she also said that it was playing with a large dog. I wonder what she was doing out there that late.
Ta, Mr. Wormtail
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Messrs, Moony, Prongs and Wormtail,
Bugger, that witch needs to keep her nose out of our business. The last thing we need is for our Animagus' identities getting out. We'd end up in Azkaban faster than one can say "Quiditch".
Ta, Mr. Padfoot
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Messrs, Wormtail, Padfoot and Prongs –
I quite agree. I do wonder how I could not smell her. Perhaps she was down wind of us? Well, let us be careful next time. I know that I have no memories of these nights, but still, I do not want to bite anyone. No matter how Toad-ish they are in nature.
Ta, Mr. Moony
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Mr. Moony,
I agree. We need to be more careful.
Ta, Mr. Padfoot
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Remus smiled as he went through the notes. He could omit the one from Wormtail but then the story would be lost and…well…lingering feelings must be taken cared of. Peter Pettigrew could not escape from Azkaban. After all, the Azkaban Guards put an anti-animagus spell on his cell. The spell was the strongest known; no one could change within the spells parameters.
Shuffling the papers, Remus found some more of their notes. Nostalgia came over him and he sighed. Being at Hogwarts for seven years had been the best years of his life. It had hurt when James and Lily died, he couldn't adopt Harry because of his blood-status, and Sirius had been locked up.
The results of the consequences of choosing Peter as the Secret Keeper had kept him in a dark abyss for many years; he hadn't even known that it was Peter. He had blamed Sirius, who had been innocent the entire time. How time flew, now he found that he wasn't depressed, more prone to be up in the mornings instead of dragging himself out of bed and going to work, or find work as he had lost lots of jobs due to his condition.
Sirius stomped in from shoveling their drive way, it had been two days since they had decided to go through their old things. They found their photo album and were glad to see that there were only three to four pictures that had Pettigrew in them, seeing as how he was the one usually chosen to take the picture in the first place. They had spruced it up and Remus added the fifteen new pictures he had taken just over the two week period. Harry would be arriving home in another day or so.
"Mr. Padfoot would like to ask Mr. Moony what it is that he has found?"
"Mr. Moony would like to inform Mr. Padfoot that Mr. Moony has found some old note that he and the other Marauder's passed in classes,"
"Spiffing!" Sirius smiled. He sat down next to Remus in order to read some of their old notes.
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Messrs Moony, Wormtail and Padfoot,
I have a brilliant idea. We need to make a map of Hogwarts that only we can see. We've been running into road blocks ever since the beginning of the year when Umbridge became a Prefect. Even if I am Headboy. This is not COOL!
Ta, Mr. Prongs
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Mr. Prongs,
I do agree. A map that only we can see, one that even tells us where various people are in the castle and all Seven passages that we have discovered so far.
Ta, Mr. Moony
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Messrs, Prongs and Moony,
Brilliant. I am there. I shall start the research then, shall I?
Ta, Mr. Padfoot
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"Harry has the Map," Remus said suddenly.
"Really? I did wonder where it went after Filch stole it from us," Sirius replied.
"Apparently, Fred and George Weasley found the map in second year, they gave it to Harry in his third," Remus explained.
"It really is a handy map," Sirius nodded.
"The magic was even beyond seventh year students. We got it in a matter of a year," Remus remembered.
"It's too bad you can't teach there, it would be fun to be in on some of your classes," Sirius said.
"Yes, but that is why I retired. I was going to kill Harry, Hermione and Ron. If you hadn't been there…and I almost killed you," Remus sighed.
"No, no you never did," Sirius shook his head.
"I know, but still…"
"You helped me, and you helped them. Without you, they would have had a teacher like Lockhart,"
"Yeah, I suppose you are right," Remus smiled.
"Of course I am right. I am Sirius Leigh Black, Marauder and sex god…shut up!"
Remus was rolling around on the floor, laughing hard; "YOU!? A SEX GOD!?"
"MOONY!"
"You are funny as always!" Remus was crying at this point.
"Shut up before I hex you!" Sirius growled.
"Oooohhh! I am so scared of the big, fluffy dog!"
"That's it!"
With a scream and a lurch, Sirius lunged forward in order to capture his best friend. Remus was too quick and had made it to his feet seconds before, which resulted in Sirius landing on his face.
"Was that the best you can do?" Remus teased. Sirius growled and got to his feet. The rest of the afternoon was given over to chasing each other and turn each others hair rather difficult colors, such as Slytherin Yellow. Their play chase soon turned into a pillow fight and it was evening before the two adults settled down and once again became, adult-ish.
"I haven't had that much fun since that time the whole of the Great Hall had a pillow fight. Remember that?" Sirius grinned. He took up the whole of the couch, staring at the ceiling, he recalled this memory.
"That one was funny, I must admit. Having random pillows pop out of the cutlery and attacking students," Remus chuckled fondly.
"I must teach that one to Harry, it might come in handy," Sirius quipped.
"Yeah, if he fell from his broom, he'd have to keep a fork up his sleeve," Remus retorted.
"What's for dinner, Moony?"
"I don't know, wanna just go raid the fridge and watch a movie tonight?" Remus asked.
"Yeah!"
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The Pillow Incident had started off innocently enough.
As most pranks start, it all started innocently in the library where Remus J. Lupin had decided to make his escape from Severus Snape and his meretricious group of Slytherin's that decided today would be a good day to torture Lupin. This, of course, was dangerous, for once in a blue moon, Remus felt like tearing throats out and burying bones in the yard. It was too close to the full moon to mess with him.
Besides Pettigrew, it could be said that Remus was the most innocent out of the Marauder's. Though, Pettigrew was just insanely shy and easy to boss about. Remus was different, one could not boss this Werewolf and his friends knew it. Speaking of which, Sirius poked his head around a stack of books in order to get a better look at his friend.
"We heard about Snape," Sirius said by way of an excuse to have sniffed out Remus.
"I suppose you guy's would," Remus sighed, he didn't bother to look up from his book.
"Mr. Prongs wants to know what Mr. Moony deigns as a punishment for Snivels," Sirius sat down in a chair by Mr. Moony. Sirius wasn't one to be patient but when it came to Remus he had learned long ago that just letting the boy think was better than beating his head in with a bludger.
"I may have found something," Remus muttered. Sirius leaned over and read a passage from the page that Remus pointed out.
"Whoa, I so did not know you could do that!"
"Well, do you think it's a good idea?" Remus asked.
"Any idea of yours is a good idea," Sirius reassured.
"Okay, well…let's do it," Remus gave Sirius a little smile. Sirius clapped his friend on the back.
"Moony, ole' pal! I will be at your side every moment!"
"Thank you, Mr. Padfoot…"
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a/n- stay tuned for the dramatic prank! Well, I hope you liked this one. It's just a bit of a break from the regular fic and it will give me time to get Harry to Sirius and Remus for Christmas!
Ta
Professor Know It All