Chapter Three: Watch Out Teachers! Marauders are back!
"Hey Marauders, guys wake up we have classes!" Sakura knocked on the portrait leading to the Marauders' room. The doorway opened for her and she stepped inside. Harry, Ron and Hermione –along with the rest of Gryffindor- had already gone to the Great Hall for breakfast. Ron and Hermione had gone with Harry to see how he would act knowing that Sirius, Remus and his father where here with them.
Sakura couldn't help up feel sorry for her friend; he was one of the few that even talked to her when she and another girl transferred to Hogwarts in their third year. Many had found the two strange because they came from America, therefore had American fashion and language. It also didn't seem to help that both her and Haruka where Japanese also, and sometimes spoke Japanese to each other, or did something common in Japan, but not here. Harry, Ron and Hermione had befriended her instantly, although her other friend had always been more of a loaner.
Haruka and she had stayed friends over the years, but Sakura was really her only friend. Haruka's friends where all in America, and Haruka refused to forget them and get new friends, no matter what Sakura would say.
"Ugh." The grunting noise was coming from James, Harry's father. It was so weird to think that, let alone say it.
"Not right now." It was Sirius this time; she still missed him so much, although no one else knew it.
"Do I have to?" It seemed funny coming from Lupin, the future professor. 'Remus, not Lupin!' Sakura reminded herself, he was her age now, and his first name was Remus, although she would mostly have to call him Tommy; as that was his fake name.
"Yes! Now get up now!" She wanted to eat something before classes started, which was odd, because she usually didn't eat breakfast. Then again, it had been a long day yesterday.
Sakura sighed and flicked her wand, the sheets on the boys' bed flew of, much to their annoyance and Sakura's pleasure.
"What are you doing in here anyway?" James asked her as he said up, his eyes barely open. Not that it mattered; Sakura mussed, his eye-site had to be as bad as Harry's, if not worse.
"Because you have to be in the Great Hall when Professor Dumbledore announces that we have three new students." She told them, ignoring their groans.
"We're going to get dressed now, so you can leave." Sakura nodded at James before reentering the common room.
Sakura sat patiently –or as patiently as she could- for a few minutes before the young Marauders appeared. They were fully dressed in their Wizards' robes. "Come on, we don't want to be late." The trio nodded and followed her; they pretended to look around with interest, as if they were new students. All those Marauder years must have paid off, because they pulled it off perfectly.
They sat down next to Harry, Ron, and Hermione –said their hellos- and grabbed some food before Professor Dumbledore stood up, the noise filling the hall disappeared as the students all looked toward the heard table with interest.
"Good Morning Students!" Dumbledore's eyes shone with their usual twinkle as he eyed the students. "I am happy to announce that we will be housing three new students this year." Many heads turned, expecting to see three people that stood out. Not many noticed the three were already sitting at the Gryffindor table. "It is with much sadness that they are here; they used to go to a small magical school in Canada, although all three are originally from Britain. Voldemort-" A shiver ran through the Hall, for the name was still feared. "Attacked their school and it was destroyed." A few Slytherins smirked at this, Draco Malfoy among them. "They have returned here and will stay with us while things are being sorted out at their old school. They were sorted last night, and have all gone into Gryffindor." The Slytherins frowned while the Gryffindors grinned. "Their names are James Prongsten, Simon Thompson, and Tommy Walden. I am sure you will all make sure that they stay here will be as pleasant as possible." His knowing gaze fell on Harry, who stared back at him. "That will be all." Dumbledore sat down.
The Hall erupted with chatter once more, although it seemed louder then before. Clearly everyone wanted to get a glance at the new students; many could be heard making their own guesses about what happened to the strangers and their school.
"What've we got today?" James asked before stuffing about five pancakes into his mouth.
"You know that's sick." Remus muttered, cutting up his pancake before eating it.
"Wep." Was the only reply he got.
Meanwhile, Sakura had pulled out her schedule and gone over today's classes. "We have Defense Against the Dark Arts." She told James before grabbing a muffin and eating it.
"Is it still with the Slytherins?" Remus asked bitterly.
"Yeah" Harry said, the others looked at him, he been so quiet this morning.
"Bloody Slytherins" Sirius muttered darkly.
"Sir- Simon" Hermione caught herself, "You shouldn't act like you know them; it could raise suspicions." She said in her bossy manner.
"Come on, Hermione, we just say we told 'em all about Hogwarts." Ron took another bite from his plate.
"Ron, people would never believe that. They act like they know this school perfectly." Hermione argued back. Sakura glanced at Harry, who returned it, it seemed there would be another Ron-Hermione fight soon.
"Technically, we do." Sirius answered for Ron. It was big mistake; Hermione sent him a glare, making Sirius look back at him food, expecting something else.
"Lily used to hit him on the backside of his head every time he did something out place." Remus whispered to Sakura, who giggled in response.
"No one'll care, Hermione, let it go." Ron and Hermione had seemly continued their fight.
"What if someone finds out, I don't want to get blamed for it!" Hermione's voice started to rise.
"Well, Hermione, everyone can hear you!" It was true; the few students still in the hall were watching the regular occurrence.
"Oh sure, blame it all on me! They can here you too you know!" Hermione shouted back.
"Let's go," Sakura muttered to Remus, "They always do this." Sakura explained, seeing the expressing on his face. "They'll catch up." Remus nodded and they stood up.
"Where you goin'?" James asked.
"To class, don't want to be late." Remus answered for them.
"Some of us do." Sirius muttered back, James and Harry nodded.
"You guy's coming?" Remus called to them when he and Sakura had reached the doors.
"Yeah!" Sirius hollered back. He, James, and Harry stood up, walking over to their friends. They where a little ways out the door before Ron and Hermione noticed that everyone had already started for class; the two followed them, although they were still bickering, by now the subject had changed completely, though.
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"Hello Class!" The latest Defense Against the Dark Arts teacher smiled at them brightly. She was a young woman with brown eyes and blonde hair who was the best Defense teacher sense Lupin had taught them. "My name is Professor Raincoast, and I am saying that for the benefit of our three new students." She smiled at the Marauders. "Today will be an easy day-" Some claps issued from the Slytherin/ Gryffindor sixth years. "So that our new students will have a chance to catch up with us." She told the class, "Mr. Potter, Mr. Weasley, would you be kind enough to explain what we have done so far this year?" Harry and Ron nodded. "Alright class," She looked back up, speaking to everyone now. "Break up into pairs of two or three and practice Defense spell on each other!" Instantly everyone started talking to each other and gathering into groups.
Ron and Harry told the Marauders briefly about what they had done so far, but Remus was really the only one listening. James and Sirius were having fun jinxing others in the class and causing them to get mad at their partners, it was mostly Slytherins, but they did it to a few Gryffindors also.
Soon Harry, Ron and Remus resorted to watching Sakura, Ron and Hermione's group. Hermione was lecturing Ron on how he was making the wrong wand movements, Sakura joking with them. Before they knew it, class was over and it was time for Transfiguration.
"Transfiguration is the best subject!" James rambled on, "So many people say it's the hardest subject, and I can't see why!"
"Not everyone has a wand built for Transfiguration." Remus snapped irritably.
"Ohh, Moony's pissed!" Sirius said, earning a glare from Remus.
The group continued to talk merrily as they entered the Transfiguration classroom. As expected, McGonagall kept a watchful eye on the time travelers –as if daring them to try a prank. The other classes continued like normal –or as normal as they could ever be- Soon enough the last class came and it was the one most dreaded, Potions.
"Two Potters, what an honor to have you both here" Professor Snape glared at the father and son, who had stopped talking to each other and glared back at Snape. Snape was careful enough to lower his voice –however- so that only they could hear him.
"Oh, be quiet, Snivellus!" James snapped at him, he didn't care if Snape was a teacher or not. Snape ignored him and returned to the front of his classroom.
"Today I will have you making a shrinking potion, it should be simple enough to make; a second year could do it." His cold eyes glared at the class. His gaze eventually settled on Neville Longbottom –who had surprisingly made it into Potions this year. Neville gulped and shrank back in his seat. "What is it, Mr. Prongsten?" Snape's lip curled in hate as James lower his hand.
"I was wondering about how to make a Shampoo Potion; my friends told me it was a great invention." Snape gave James the worst look of loathing anyone had ever seen, but stayed silent. "Oh, I'm sorry, Professor, I don't think you've ever heard of shampoo." James grinned as Snape glared at him disgust while the rest of the Gryffindors erupted into laugher, the sixth years laughing the hardest. A few Slytherins where also 'coughing' or laughing and attempting to cover it up.
"Fifty points from Gryffindor!" Snape snapped. "And Mr. Prongsten will be joining me every night for the next week, in detention." He glared coldly at the Gryffindors, as if daring them to say something. "Follow these directions." He taped the board and directions appeared.
"Sir?"
"What?' Snape asked annoyingly.
"I can't read what it says, the words are too messy." Sirius smiled as the laugher was heard again.
"You will be joining Mr. Prongsten and another fifty points from Gryffindor." Snape turned around and walked stiffly over to his desk.
"One hundred points!" Ron muttered to Hermione. "Those Marauders are going to make us lose the house cup!"
"Chill out, Ron, it's still early in the year; we'll beat Slytherin like always." Sakura muttered back.
Ron sighed, but didn't comment back to her. Ron paired with Hermione, Sirius and James paired together, Harry and Haruka, and Sakura paired with Remus.
The rest of the day was as uneventful as ever, as was the next week and a half. James and Sirius went to their detentions sorrowfully, although they still didn't like it. The school didn't take long to adjust to the many pranks now happening at Hogwarts. Everyone also seemed to know who was doing it, but no one dared to say so. Of course, Hermione wasted no time in telling the three boys- and sometimes Sakura and the guys- off ("Hey, you got to live a little!" James would say.) They never listened, but Hermione still didn't give up.
"Let's go to the kitchens and grab something to eat!"
"Sirius, we just ate an hour a go!" James smiled at his best friend. The two had just been giving another detention by McGonagall –the reasons were too many to mention.
"But I'm hungry!" Sirius complained as they climbed threw the portrait hole and walked toward their new group of friends.
"Perfect, you guys are just in time to work on your History of Magic essay!" Hermione called to them. The two boys grumbled as they walked over to where the group was sitting.
"No way, I'm hungry!" Sirius exclaimed as James and him sat down.
"Is all you can think about food?" Hermione asked in an annoyed tone; she had had another big fight with Ron, and wasn't in the best mood.
"Yes it is." Sirius said proudly.
"Yeah, Hermione, Padfoot has a very small brain." James grinned as he draped his arm around Sirius. "Do you agree, Moony?"
Remus nodded, "Yes he does, Prong, that's why he copies off my homework." Remus put his arm around Sirius, also grinning.
"I love you guys too." Sirius chirped mockingly as the rest of the group laughed.
"Talking of the infamous Marauders, are we?" The entire group jumped, Remus and James quickly removed their hands from Sirius' shoulders.
The group turned around toward the portrait hole; everyone but the Marauders' eyes grew wider then they already were. They were looking at the freckle-faced, red-haired Weasley twins, Fred and George.