A/N: Wow, I thought that the last chapter was a little lacking, but when I read it over again to make sure I remembered exactly what happened, it wasn't all that bad... whattaya know. PLEASE review if you read this, I want to know what you think about this story, if it's good or not. As you can tell from the last chapter, Lily is starting to sort of have visions about the Prophecy although she doesn't realize that. I don't think I said what year this all took place in, but I'll just not mention that for this chapter and check later . . . kk? Thankya, cookies for everybody!

Disclaimer: Dudes, I've said it before, and I'll say it again, I do NOT OWN HARRY POTTER! JKR does, which is why I am pulling out my hair awaiting the seventh book now (I nearly DIED, I saw JK on an interview from after the fourth book came out and in a notebook she had the final chapter of Book seven, and she said it goes on to say what whoever survives went on to do after school or basically after Voldy gets finished... I was like looking at the notebook just thinking that if I concentrated hard enough it would open, LOL!)

Also, thanks to The Vagabond (whom has asked to remain... secret... MWAUHAHAHAHA!) For the name "Dooper Gooper"... I'm not one for making up words, and thus... I asked someone else : ) It's... odd, but the best we came up with. So thanks to the "Blood Lusting Vagabond". (Just remembered full name now LOL!)

A Marauders Tale

By: EilayAdnayVolieay

Chapter Three: Mystery Guest

Several weeks past, and both Remus and Ali were trying not to get in the middle of their friend's feud. Lily kept going on continuously about how disgustingly similar to a sewer rat James was, and Megan would tell anyone who would listen that Sirius' supposed good looks— she would gag every time she said that— was a result of yearly plastic surgery, every summer when no one from school would ever see him constantly. She would also tell anyone who was willing to listen that Sirius' ancestors were actually sewer rats, and that Sirius had been born in the sewers as well... of course, all she succeeded in doing was making all of his fans want him more and cry out how they were going to make sure he had the greatest memories for the holidays in the winter. And the plastic surgery comment only made a few girls shout out that they had nose jobs, and swooning at how they had SOMETHING in common with him. Megan of course groaned and walked away silently with her head in the air, while Ali tried her hardest not to laugh. Every time she so much as smiled, Megan would throw such a piercing glare at her that she would suddenly forget what had been so funny and become very interested in her broken finger nail.

During those two weeks, Lily had to put up with constantly being paired up with James. Of course, she hated every minute of it, but she dealt with it because she knew Professor McGonnagol would always partner her up with James until she started to either improve or rapidly begin failing Transfiguration. Lily would knock herself into a coma if she failed any class, no matter what the circumstances, so she focussed on getting better then she had ever been in Transfiguration. As much as she hated to admit it, and she never would to anybody but herself in her own head, having James as a partner was like having her very own private tutor in her worst class, and despite the fact that it was James Potter and not some actual HUMAN (A/N: To Lil's anyway... lol!), she was taking advantage of every second, while still making it look like she was suffering some horrible tragedy every time she stepped into Transfiguration.

Sirius and Megan weren't much better off. Sirius, for some reason, was highly interested in doing whatever he could possibly do to annoy Megan, whether it was humming or whistling the most annoying tune he could screech out, doing every possible thing with his incantation wrong (which eventually turned bad, and he was rushed to the hospital wing because he had grown an extra head that wouldn't shut up and kept biting people). Megan would simply glare at him, and do whatever she could to make sure she did everything right so that the class would be that much closer to being done learning their newest spell. Some people still hadn't mastered it, although the few that did were allowed to move onto spells they weren't supposed to learn until later on in the year. She hoped that everyone else would finish soon, and then her being paired up with Sirius would be over.

Sirius looked around the room at everyone in the class. He saw Lily and James and smirked... Why, I think Prongsie over there is a bit smitten with Evans... she doesn't look too happy right now though... me thinks I have a 'prank'... Sirius looked around to make sure nobody was watching. No such luck... his fan club was sitting in the back of the class absolutely DROOLING over him. He smiled at them, and they screamed and ran out of the room. Perfect... there was no one else watching him, no one else stopping him from continuing with his 'brilliant' plan... of course it HAD to be brilliant, HE thought of it.

Unknown to him, Megan kept occasionally glancing at him, watching him, waiting for him to try to do something stupid. She was waiting for an excuse to get as far away from him as she possibly could, and yet she was getting nowhere. The worst he did was smile at his pathetic 'groupies', which made her want to throw up. She was happy to see them run out of the room, as their disgusting perfume had been drowning her so much that she was actually having trouble with the spell. It wasn't like Sirius to not get into trouble during class... he always had a trick or two up his sleeve, but for the past week he hadn't pulled a single prank... That Jerk probably cries himself to sleep when he can't think of some cruel prank to pull. He is SO pathetic, and yet ninety percent of the females at this school... ok, ninety NINE percent, but there's no need for specifics... actually like him. I am so glad that I'm actually NORMAL and DON'T like him... boy, would the fall from my pedestal hurt when I realized what a two-faced, two-timing...

The class was suddenly interrupted by a loud cracking sound, as McGonnagol sat down on her chair after walking around, inspecting the students progress, and sat on the latest muggle invention, the Dooper Gooper. She shrieked as she got covered in the most hideous shade of pink paint, and she glared at the entire class, which until that point had been laughing hysterically. Now, there was silence... dead, silence. McGonagol looked at her chair and grabbed the Dooper Gooper. It too was covered in paint, but soon disappeared... once it did, she was able to see writing on it. Property of S.E Gargy. McGonagol frowned and glared at the student responsible.

"Mr 'S.E' Gargy? Outside... now!" McGonnagol shrieked. The student, a Hufflepuff, nodded nervously and walked out into the hall. Glaring one last time at the class, McGonnagol closed the door... but the whole class could still hear her yelling. Since she was too busy yelling, she wouldn't have heard the laughter going on in the class. Megan kept her concentration on her work, but a smile was evident. She loved pranks as much as the next person, but she wanted to get her torture over with. Lily, on the other hand, looked completely shocked and her expression was a replica of the one their teacher was famous for. James was smirking, but said not a word. Sirius, on the other hand, looked appalled at the recent display. Megan saw this, and looked at him questioningly. Before she had a chance to make any comment, he muttered, "Amateur... who puts their NAME on their pranking materials...?". She glared at him. Why that... OOOH! I can't believe I actually thought that... oh I don't know what I thought. Black is a childish idiot and its obvious that his life revolves all around his stupid pranks.

"Yes. Well then, I think now would be a wonderful time to remind students that products... even Muggle made... used against teachers will be destroyed." McGonagol replied sternly. She looked at the class, then sat down again in her seat. It was going to be a long day...

"Lily, will you slow down! For god's sake you look as bad as Black when you're eating! What's the rush?" Megan inquired. Lily didn't say anything, but added another roll to her plate. She shoved it in her mouth, chugged down the remainder of her pumpkin juice, and wiped whatever food remains off her face.

"Can't talk... gotta go to the library. I'll see you guys in the dorm later on, alright?" Lily asked. The girls nodded, and Lily ran off. Finally, she could get to the library. After a whole long and uneventful day, (to her at least), she would be going the one place in Hogwarts she could get away...

"Welcome! I hope you all enjoyed your dinner, the house-elves did an excellent job today I must say. Those of you here for the tutor-a-tutor program, please, gather around in front of me. For the rare few here just to study, there are more tables by the walls." A shrill voice echoed throughout the library, receiving a cold glare from Madame Pince. Lily groaned... the library would be loud, and she wouldn't get any work done. Why hadn't SHE heard about the tutor-a-tutor program? Surely, it must have been announced at some time. Just as she was contemplating whether or not to join, she saw someone enter the library that she would preferred to have avoided. Seeing the other entrance unblocked, she quickly ran in that direction. She had just gotten out into the hallway when a voice came up behind her.

"Leaving so sssssssoon?"

Dumbledore motioned for his visitor to sit in one of the comfy armchairs in front of his desk. The visitor did not sit, but instead walked over to Fawkes, Dumbledore's pet and companion, a phoenix.

"Ahhh... quite interesting, this bird. I have always found Phoenix's rather intriguing, the reasons unbeknownst to me. But of course, I am not here to discuss birds, as you well know. Yes, I think I'll sit in one of those armchairs now, Dumbledore. Very nice... office, is it?... you have here. Very nice indeed." the visitor replied. Dumbledore coldly nodded, and sat in his own chair.

"Before we get into important matters, would you care for a brandy?" Dumbledore asked. It was very obvious that this visitor was unwelcome, but Dumbledore was a kind man even to the most unwelcome guests. The visitor nodded, and Dumbledore conjured two glasses filled with brandy. The man took the brandy with great appreciation, and took a sip, savouring its taste as though it was his first time having brandy in a long time.

"Ahhh... you always did conjure the best brandy, Dumbledore. Now, to business. Do the students in question know of..." the man was about to continue, but was interrupted by the entrance of a Hogwarts student. Dumbledore got up, and walked towards the Gryffindor.

"Professor Binns asked me to come and get you... said it was urgent. Sorry to interrupt, but he insisted." the student, Eric Sanderson, replied before turning and leaving. The man stood up and walked towards Dumbledore.

"Now wait just a minute! Dumbledore, we have important matters to discuss! You can't leave now, just because some teacher got his knickers in a twist! I must know if they know, yet. You have told them, haven't you? You have to tell them, they have a right to know..."

"They will know when they need to know. The time has not yet come for me to tell them... they don't need to know yet, and there is no need to worry—" Dumbledore began, but was cut off by the angry voice of the man standing before him.

"Dumbledore, you are being selfish! You are not telling them because you don't want to burden them with it! You HAVE to tell them. They deserve to know, HAVE to know! The time IS now Dumbledore. Every year, I come to your school, and I have the utmost respect for you, but if you don't tell them soon... I will."

"I will tell them... when the time is right. Excuse me, but I believe there is a teacher in distress."

"Dumbledore..."

"Good day..."

"Why don't you leave me alone, Bellatrix?" Lily groaned. She turned around and faced the sneering Slytherin. The girl named Bellatrix sneered even more, and pulled out her wand, touching the end of it as though trying to decide what hex to use. Lily started to pull out her wand, but Bellatrix was too fast for her and pointed her wand at Lily's face.

"Now, now Evans... I don't want to have to HEX you... so why don't you just cooperate? Do a little favor for me? Hmmm?" Bellatrix swirled around to Lily's other side, with her wand still at Lily's face. Glaring, Lily looked at the ground. She would not do anything for this evil loathsome...

"Like what, Bellatrix? Your homework? No, that's not something you care about. What, want me to run through the great hall in my nightgown? WHAT IS IT?" Lily cried out. She hated when Bellatrix cornered her like this, when she was alone... it hadn't happened for awhile, but she knew it would eventually. Bellatrix glared at Lily, who stood her ground, although shaking.

"Don't you raise your voice at me, mudblood. You should be kissing the ground I walk on and rolling out the red carpet for any Slytherin who walks on this dumps floors. As for what I want..." Bellatrix's expression became stone cold as she smirked, but she heard voices, teachers, in the distance, heading in their direction. Lily let out a sigh of relief, but her relief didn't last long.

"I'll be in touch..." Bellatrix promised, before creeping into the shadows. Lily let out her breath, which until now had not realized she had even been holding it. That was horrible... and she knew her next encounter would be worse. She forced a fake smile as the teachers whose voices they had heard walked by. They didn't realize that they had just prolonged the inevitable... which Lily dreaded.

That night was uneventful, as the students all returned to their respectful common rooms. When Lily had returned, her friends had looked at her scared, sickly expression and began to ask what had happened. Refusing to tell them the whole truth, Lily replied that she was tired. The Marauder's were sitting in their respectful area of the common room, and Lily, for the first time since her horrible encounter in the Hospital Wing with James, didn't throw a glare in their direction, something which James noticed. After she went up the stairs, he turned to Sirius, who was trying to boast to Peter about the time he dated all the fourth year Ravenclaws at once.

"Did you see that, Sirius? She didn't glare at us!" James said with triumph. Sirius, however, didn't answer, and continued his story, which had Peter all but drooling at the mouth. James waited, and started to repeat himself when Remus put down his book and answered instead.

"Glare at YOU, you mean. She was only mad at you... she told me in History of Magic that she was infuriated with you, and... what were her words... oh yeah, and she thought you were an arrogant old toad who needed kissing lessons and mouthwash." Remus replied, and returned to his book. His book, however, was soon closed for him and thrown at a first year (accidentally, of course).

"What do you mean, she TOLD you in History of Magic? I sit next to you in class, where was I? I would have noticed if... WHATTAYA MEAN SHE THINKS I NEED KISSING LESSONS? IS SHE INSANE? I'M THE BEST KISSER THERE IS! AND I DO NOT NEED MOUTHWASH! THAT LITTLE... HOW DARE SHE... IF I..." James shouted. Remus grabbed James robe and forced him to sit down again. A group of girls walked by, seeming appalled at the fact that any girl with the opportunity to kiss THE James Potter would say he was bad at it and need mouthwash. They nearly fainted at the idea, and after blowing kisses in James direction, walked up the stairs to the girls dorms.

"First of all James, I never told you so you would throw a temper tantrum in front of everyone. Secondly, you were sleeping! In fact if I remember correctly you were drooling and dreaming out loud, Professor Binns actually put a silencing charm on you so he could go on with his lesson. As for her being insane, no, she's quite sane I think, and..."

"AND you shouldn't be so self-centered, Prongsie. EVERYONE knows that I'M the best kisser... I mean, this mouth is a kissing machine just look at how it moves when I talk... some girls find it very hypnotizing and as for the mouthwash, your breath is a little rancid and your teeth are a very dull white... have you not heard of Crest Whitening strips, their VERY useful... protection all day long from foods, and it makes your teeth a shade whiter, and..." Sirius replied, until James started talking.

"Sirius, mate, you'd make a horrible tooth-paste salesmen. And I don't watch or buy muggle products, Siri—"

"PLEASE James its very rude to interrupt! So as I was saying, it makes your teeth a shade whiter and everything, I use it all the time! I mean, I can't exactly win over the heart of every girl in the school with rotted teeth now can I?" Sirius asked, while smiling as large as he could to show each of his pearly whites. James shook his head in surrender and didn't reply. Remus, on the other hand, added slyly, "Sirius, you haven't won over the heart of every girl in the school... you're..." Sirius suddenly had a look of disgust on his face, and he got up from his seat.

"Remus I JUST went through this with Peter, I HAVE won over the heart of every girl! Just wait here I'll go get my list and THEN you'll see..." Sirius muttered profusely as he started for the stairs, but poor naive Peter spoke, stopping Sirius in his tracks.

"What about Megan Winters? She HATES you, and so does Lily and Ali and that girl with the leaf shaped glasses and that other girl you said looked like a frog. Oh, and that seeker for Hufflepuff, and don't forget you've never dated a Slytherin girl before, and..."

"Thanks a lot, Pete," Sirius replied dryly, before continuing up the stairs. James snickered, forgetting completely about the statement Remus claimed Lily had made, and Remus simply smiled before fetching the book James had thrown at the first year. Peter looked upset, and twitchy, before he finally asked, "What did I say?"

The strange man who had been in Dumbledore's office earlier was back, and pacing. Where WAS Dumbledore? He knew that this man would be coming, yet he was not here. Fifteen minutes passed, and still no Dumbledore.

"I should have known he wouldn't come. He's probably hiding, waiting for me to leave so he can go another year without telling those students... well, if he thinks I'll let him do it again, he is very sadly mistaken. I meant what I said... I WILL tell those students myself if Dumbledore doesn't tell them soon. And I won't spare any details..." The man muttered to himself, as he paced even faster. Just then Dumbledore walked in, with an amused expression on his face as he saw the visitor pacing impatiently. He moved to his chair, patting Fawkes on the head while he went, and sat down. The man who had been pacing followed suit and sat as well.

"It took you long enough! Listen to me Dumbledore, you are going to tell those kids or I swear on my dear old Grammy's grave I'll do it myself, and I won't leave out a gruesome detail! The time you have been waiting for... has come. Tell them soon, or I will do it for you. I'll be in touch, unfortunately I have another appointment with another stubborn old coot, so I must be on my way." The man replied, laughing as he walked over to the window, and, throwing it open, jumped onto a broomstick and flew off. Dumbledore leaned back in his chair, eyes sad, thoughtful.

"The time... has indeed come."

A/N: Ok its been a LONG time since I updated... sowy! Lots of stuff to do, more then I thought. And even though this weekend is my dad's b-day, I'm going to try to get out at least one more but hopefully two chapters for this story. All my readers should be thanking me soon... lol my fingers will be dead by the time I'm done, three chapters each for two stories, around this length, plus the column I did that was almost this long (which I now do weekly... like a job, jeez... lol!) Which I already sent in... so PLEASE review, let me know what you think. Yes, I know the Crest Whitening strips was a little... odd, lol, but the commercial came on for them just as I was getting to that part of the story, and then that idea hit me and I nearly died laughing. BTW, JKR did a SWEET JOB ON HALF-BLOOD PRINCE! I just wish that who died... didn't die (in case anyone reading this hasn't read the new book... I won't spoil it :) kk?) And now, I'm going to start the next chapter... cries out in agony as angry readers throw mugs of butterbeer Ok, THATS IT! Lol j/k. R&R!