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Co-written by Hayya3 and P.E.E.V.S.Y.

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Chapter 9: Becoming Animagi. Not Really.

The next day, Albus, Kilee, and Scorpius (AKA the Idiot Brigade) went back up to the hospital wing tired from their long night of planning but determined nonetheless. James grinned at them in relief when he saw them. "Thank Merlin! Al least someone hasn't abandoned me! All my 'friends' are treating me like a leper!"

"Why?" asked Kilee.

James laughed, "And you're a Ravenclaw? Because I'm now a werewolf. At least, that's what my friend Alexandria Brittan said before she ran away screaming."

Albus raised his eyebrows, "Some friends you've got."

James rolled his eyes, "Yeah, right."

"Anyway, speaking of your lousy friends, we've had an idea…" And then Albus told him everything.

"But…" said James, "That's really dangerous… what if you get caught?"

"Deny it, then run," Scorpius said with a serious expression.

"You don't have to, you know," James tried to hide his excitement, "I mean, I have wolfsbane."

"We're doing this!" Kilee snapped, "If only to prove that stupid Rose Weasley wrong!"

"Yeah," Scorpius agreed with a nod.

"So what happened, exactly?" Albus asked, "They never really gave us any specifics."

James winced, "Well, I was being a bit of an idiot."

"When aren't you?" Albus grinned.

"Oh ha ha…" James said, rolling his eyes again, "Hilarious."

"Shush, Al," Kilee said, "I want to know what happened!"

James sighed, "Why do my only friends have to be 1st years? Well, anyway, this is what happened: I wasn't going into Hogsmeade. I was going to meet Rose."

"You were what?!" Albus stammered.

"Look," James snapped, "I know it was stupid. After all, I've been hearing your horror stories all year. Anyway, so I went to meet her in the forest and she wasn't there."

Kilee shuddered, and then said "You should've told us. We could have loaned you our bunnies."

James gave her a very strange look and then continued, "I waited for her for about 20 minutes, but she never showed. Anyway, it was getting kinda creepy so I started heading back. Then, some freaky guys jumped out at me. I really don't remember what happened next."

"So Rose set you up to be attacked?" Albus asked, stunned.

James shrugged, "I dunno. I didn't think so at first. It just seemed like really bad luck on my part. But, then, last night after I woke up, she burst out crying telling me she was sorry and that it was all the letters' fault. Whatever that means."

Albus, Scorpius, and Kilee exchanged dark looks. "We heard her talking about some letters a few weeks ago," said Scorpius, "said if her parents find out they'd murder her."

James snarled, "She nearly killed me. So," he looked excited again, "How're you gonna…you know…?"

Kilee suddenly looked very intelligent and in charge. Albus and Scorpius both groaned. "Did you have to ask?" Scorpius moaned, putting his head in his hands. Kilee whacked him across the head, "Be quiet. He asked a question and I was about to answer him."

Scorpius and Albus both glared at the now uneasy James. "What'd I do?" James asked, frowning. "She'll never shut up," Albus whined. Kilee glared at him. "Fine," she snapped, standing up, "If you don't want my help, I'll just leave." No one said anything.

"I mean it, I'm leaving!" Kilee said as she turned toward the door. Still, no one said anything. Kilee left in a huff and Scorpius and Albus looked sort of surprised. "Huh," Scorpius mused, "I didn't think she would." "Oops," Albus shrugged. James just laughed.

"She's probably waiting outside for us to come after her," Scorpius said. "I am not!" Kilee yelled from outside.

"Oh? Really?" Scorpius called back, grinning, "Then where are you?"

"I'm…erm…walking away!" Kilee shouted back after a pause.

"Bye!" called James.

"Fine! Losers!" Kilee shouted. The boys waited for a moment. "5 sickles says she's still there," Albus said. "You're on!" Scorpius grinned. Albus walked toward the door. Just as he got there, the doors opened and Kilee burst in and smacked into Albus, who fell over. "Ow!" said Kilee, holding her head

"Decided to come back after all?" James grinned.

"No," Kilee scowled, rubbing her head and stepping over Albus, who was still on the floor. "I forgot my books," she informed them, grabbing her bag, "I'm not coming back this time!"

"Okay, bye!" said Scorpius with a wave. Kilee stepped back over Albus and stormed out of the Hospital wing. Albus got up from the floor with a grin, "I win!" James, laughing his head off, said, "We're so mean…"

Just then, Bai the rabbit hopped in, saw Scorpius, and jumped on him. "AHHHH!" yelled Scorpius, wrestling with the angry bunny, "Get her off, get her off! Killer, help!" Killer just gave him a disdainful look and hopped away. "What on earth is going on in here?" Madam Pomphrey demanded as she came bursting in. Bai stopped immediately and gave the elderly woman her best 'innocent little bunny-rabbit look'. Scorpius glared at the rabbit and said bitterly, "Nothing, Madam Pomphrey."

The second that she stepped out of the room Bai became rabid once again. Luckily, before Scorpius got seriously injured, Kilee sprinted back in looking terrified. "Kilee, what's going on?" Albus asked, a little worried. "Angry 6th year Slytherins!" Kilee squeaked, jumping behind James's bed and hiding behind it. Bai joined her and together they cowered. Then, in walked Viviana Nott, the scariest Slytherin there was. Albus gulped. Behind her was Petra Montague.

"Kilee," Scorpius hissed, "What'd you do?"

"I tripped," Kilee squeaked.

"That's why they're after you?" Albus asked.

"Well," said Kilee, "After I tripped, my wand flew out of my bag and hit another Slytherin on the forehead."

"And?" Scorpius prompted.

Kilee winced, "It set her hair on fire."

Scorpius, Albus, and James all snorted. "Nice," James grinned, "Really nice."

"Where is she?" Viviana screamed, looking around wildly. If Albus looked close enough, he could see singed hair. "Maybe she's outside!" yelled Scorpius in a high voice. To his surprise, Viviana and Petra ran out the door to continue their search for Kilee. "Talk about being an idiot," muttered Albus.

Kilee slowly emerged from behind the bed, "They gone?"

"Uh-huh," James grinned. Then he looked at his little brother and his friends and asked, "Does stuff like this happen often?"

Albus, Scorpius, and Kilee exchanged long, suffering glances. "All the time," Kilee confirmed.

"I think I'm going to like being friends with you lot," James said happily.