Winter-by-day: I hope you're happy then about this update.
Grant O: You can finally stop nagging me now huh? Are you happy now : Rolls Eyes:
Author'sNOte: Yeah, this is Harry's 7venth day!
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Chapter Eight
Most Unlikely Position
Harry paced back and forth inside the shrieking shack. He was going insane with every passing moment. He felt like some kind of dog being trapped at home till the owner came home. Harry had layback on the couch and sighed out his frustration.
Pettigrew had been missing for a few hours apparently off to see his sick grandfather this time. James didn't expect him to be back for a while, Harry had heard. And just how many sick grandparents did the rat have?
Harry knew he wouldn't be seeing the Marauders for quite awhile since they were testing and studying for the rest of the day. That didn't mean he should be stuck in the shack like this.
'Then I should do something about it.' Harry thought as he got up off the couch and walked in the little kitchen area where he had left James invisibility cloak on the table.
Marauders P.O.V.
James had finished his transfragration essay a while ago along with Sirius; Remus and Peter were still having trouble with theirs. Peter had come back to Hogwarts just in time for his testing. James sighed out his boredom as he started drawing pictures of lions and of a certain girl in red hair. Sirius was flirting with some of the girls nearby until Professor McGonagall glared at him from her desk.
Twenty minutes later the four Marauders were walking through the corridors heading outside to get a bit of fresh air before they had to go to their next class to do another testing.
"That essay was a no brainier wasn't it Padfoot?" James asked him as he brought out a snitch from his pocket.
"I'll say Prongs." Sirius replied as he watched some of the girls giggle as they walked past them.
"We only have a ten minute passing time you know and we already used four minutes of it." Remus exclaimed as the other boys rolled their eyes at Moony.
"Why don't you just head up to Professor Binns class and we'll meet you up there, alright Moony?" James replied to him as Remus sighed and headed back inside the school, Peter trailing behind him.
"Hey Prongs, have you seen that kid before whom is talking to Snivel?" Sirius asked as he and James got a good look at the boy that was sitting on a bench with Severus Snape nearby the school fountain.
The boy had short spiky brown hair and eyes that were brown just around the pupil, and turquoisebeyond that. He had to be a Slytherin if he was talking to Snape, but there was no badge on his cloak to indicate which house he was in. He was wearing a school uniform of course, but you just couldn't tell what he was because his black cloak was practically covering everything up.
"How about we pay the couple a visit?" Sirius asked James, as he looked tempted, but then guilty.
"You know I can't Padfoot. What would Lily think? I just got her to be my girlfriend, I can't screw this up again over Snape." James exclaimed as Sirius looked disappointed.
"Aww . . . come on James, we wont do anything to them, we'll just be talking is all." Sirius exclaimed trying to look innocent.
"Padfoot," James started, but Sirius interrupted. "I just want to see whom this new guy is, that's all and I'll leave, I swear!" Sirius swore as James finally gave in, curiosity getting the best of him.
"No tricky business Padfoot or I'll hex you to oblivion if you mess up my relationship with Lily." James exclaimed as Sirius rolled his eyes while they walked towards Snape and the other boy.
"Fair enough." Sirius replied as he smirked at the way Snape was looking at them in an alarming way as he and James approached them. The other boy on the other hand looked curiously at the two boys whom called themselves the Marauders.
"Calm down Snivels, we just wanted to talk to your new friend here." Sirius exclaimed as Severus Snape narrowed his eyes, but said nothing.
"Do tell us your name young lad." Sirius said to the boy.
The boy looked back towards Snape whom was clutching his wand in his pocket then back at Sirius whom was waiting for an answer.
"Aldrick Gretel." The boy replied.
"Which house are you in?" James asked as the boy looked uncomfortable.
"I'm just visiting. I'm from Drumstrang; I just wanted to see if I want to come here next year." Aldrick shrugged his shoulders.
"Now that you've gotten your answers, you can leave now." Severus snarled at the two boys.
Harry's P.O.V.
Before Harry walked out the shack he looked at himself in the mirror that was left by the door. No way he was going to get away walking on Hogwarts grounds looking like James' double. So he did the next thing that any other person would do, he cried. (A/N just kidding!) He used a charm on himself to look like a totally different person. Nobody would recognize him now.
He had short spiky brown hair and eyes that were brown just around the pupil, and turquoisebeyond that. He also conjured some Hogwarts uniform, but not of any of the houses so that nobody would get suspicious of him.
Harry started walking inside Hogwarts and through the corridors musing around not watching where he was going until he bumped into a certain boy.
"Watch where you're going!" Severus Snape snapped at him. 'Glad to see he hasn't changed.' Harry thought to himself.
"Sorry almighty one." Harry replied rolling his eyes.
Snape laughed at him as Harry stared at him utterly shocked.
"What?" Snape asked.
Harry shook his head. He had actually heard Snape LAUGH. Harry pretended to check his watch as if he needed to go somewhere.
"Uhm . . . I'm going to go outside for a bit of fresh air." Harry replied walking back down the stairs.
"I'll join you, I have nothing else to do, I don't have anymore classes." Snape replied.
'Just my luck.' Harry thought.
"I don't think I've seen you around here before. I'm Severus Snape by the way." Snape replied as they came outside. ' I've never seen Snape this sociable before, he must have had a happy mood charm put on him or something.' Harry thought as they sat on a bench.
"I'm . . . Aldrick Gretel. I uh . . .I'm just visiting. I'm from Drumstrang, I just wanted to see if I wanted to come to this school next year." Harry replied.
"Hmm . . .which year are you in?" Severus asked him.
"My Sixth." Harry replied.
"You only have one more year left, why would you want to come here?" Severus asked him as Harry tried to think of a quick lie, but was saved by one as Snape suddenly looked alarmed by something or someone.
James and Sirius.
"Calm down Snivels, we just wanted to talk to your new friend here." Sirius exclaimed as Severus Snape narrowed his eyes, but said nothing.
"Do tell us your name young lad." Sirius said to Harry. 'Oh great.' Harry thought.
He then looked back towards Snape whom was clutching his wand in his pocket then back at Sirius whom was waiting for an answer. 'I've got to keep this peaceful as possible.'
"Aldrick Gretel." Harry replied.
"Which house are you in?" James asked, as Harry looked uncomfortable.
"I'm just visiting. I'm from Drumstrang; I just wanted to see if I want to come here next year." Aldrick shrugged his shoulders.
"Now that you've gotten your answers, you can leave now." Severus snarled at the two boys.
"You'll probably be a Slytherin, don't you think so Gretel?" Sirius asked Harry as James gave Sirius a warning sign.
"I don't think I'm too interest in Hogwarts anymore actually. If Hogwarts has to do with this house rivalry thing, I'm not interested. Fighting with other houses is so beneath me." Harry exclaimed as Sirius looked like he had been slapped in the face.
Remus & Peter's P.O.V.
"Oh, no," Remus muttered. "Where is it?"
"What?" Peter asked.
"Damn, I think I left my History book in Professor McGonagall's classroom. I'll see you at class later!" And with that he hurried away.
Peter sighed, and then realized he was standing alone on the first floor. The lesson was about to start in five minutes, and he had four floors to climb. When Peter walked around the corner he heard a crash.
"Watch where you are going!" Peter heard Snape snap at a boy.
"Sorry." Harry replied rolling his eyes.
Peter hurried away so that he wouldn't get involve.
Normal View
The Marauders were done with their testing for the day and decided to go and see what Harry was up to at the shrieking shack, but when they got there they noticed that Harry was nowhere to be found.
"Where is he?" James asked out loud.
"Do you have the map Padfoot?" Remus asked him.
"Yeah." Sirius replied as he pulled the map out of his cloak pocket.
"I solemnly swear that I'm up to no good." Sirius said as he tapped on the map and looked around the map looking for Harry's name.
"What's he doing with Snape?" Sirius asked outraged.
"He's with whom?" James asked just as outraged as Sirius.
"Do you think he's in trouble?" Peter asked the others.
"We better go and find out." Remus replied about to go out the door along with the others until Aldrick Gretel came into the room.
"Oh hey guys, what have you been up to?" Harry replied to them, but then realized he was still on his charm when noticed the outraged look on everybody's faces. He then took it off muttering the spell under his breath.
The Marauders relax for a second, but then James and Sirius looked outraged.
"So, how was your day with Snivellus?" Sirius asked.
"Will you stop calling him that?" Harry said irritably. "It was fine."
"I'm leaving, I don't feel the need to associate with people whom tend to talk to Slytherins." James exclaimed as he walked out the door.
Harry just rolled his eyes. "You were talking with Snape, Harry?" Remus asked him.
"Yes I was; what's the big freakin' deal? I know he's a Slytherin and I know he wouldn't talk to me if he knew I was a Gryffindor, but that's not my problem, it's his. I was just wondering around in the school when I bumped into him. We had a little chat and that was it!" Harry exclaimed fuming at the end.
"And if you guys have a problem with it, you can follow James out the door."