Chapter 16-
Lars said his goodbyes to James, and Remus early, as Sirius was already sleeping. Lily avoided everyone, as Anna tried to confirm Lily was fine.
"Well, we wasted away a party!" Lars heard James laugh.
"Slughorn's?" James laughed. "I could care less," James walked upstairs, packing the remainder of his clothes. Remus had done so also.
"You should visit me sometime," James said to Lars. "My family is fair, they will like you!" Lars smiled, but planned to stay with his family for a while. Lars was pretty sure Montague was going somewhere else.
The night turned into morning, as Lars didn't sleep at all, as he could tell, nobody else did. James and Sirius talked about their holiday plans.
"I'm planning to go to the Canary Islands!" James told Sirius. "With my family!" Sirius shrugged as James called his family Gryffindor pride.
"I'm jealous of you two!" Sirius pointed at James, and Lars. "You are both full of Gryffindor, I'm the only one!"
James came up to Sirius, and Lars did too, holding up a Gryffindor Scarf, with the initials. S.B on them. Sirius took it and almost went into tears.
"You'll always be a true Gryffindor," Lars said, as Sirius grabbed the scarf, and wore it, leaving the common room, and heading off for the train ride home.
Peter waited for James to go, walking with James. Lars saw Remus with many different types of things to go.
"Ready?" Lars asked Remus, who seemed nervous. "Why are you nervous Remus?"
"I have to reveal who I am soon!" Remus had reminded Lars of their chat the year before, Remus was a werewolf, but had to keep it a complete secret.
"Wait until we come back," Lars assured Remus. "Then we can all talk again," Remus nodded his head, as Lars walked back into the common room, he forgot his parchment.
Remus walked ahead, leaving Lars alone in the common room, the train would be leaving in about 10 minutes, so Lars needed to find the parchment.
Lars forgot where he had put it. He didn't want to rip it, so he put it somewhere. Lars then found it, the parchment stood on top of the fire place. Lars then heard his name.
"Lars Pendelton!" It was Professor McGonagall. "Are you leaving?" McGonagall stood by the exit, as Lars walked passed her.
"Sorry," Lars said calmly, hiding his parchment. Lars arrived on the train, just managed to put his trunks of stuff on the train, and boarded. Montague stood by the door leading to where Remus and everyone else Lars knew sat.
"Excuse me?" Lars asked Montague, who didn't let him through.
"Pay for what you did!" Montague yelled to Lars, startling nearly everyone on the train. "You are a coward!" Lars attempted to push through Montague, as Regulus managed to lock the outside of the door, before James and Sirius could open it.
"Open the door!" Lars yelled to Regulus. Who locked the other doors as well.
"You got us banned from the Slug Club!" Montague grinned his teeth at Lars, Regulus threw a stunning spell at Lars.
"You also lost us any trust from Slughorn!" Regulus hit Lars with another spell. "It will take a while to gain it back!" Regulus hit Lars again, this time banging Lars against the door where his friends sat, miraculously opening the door. Montague grabbed Regulus and they ran through the compartments, far enough that when James opened the door, Montague and Regulus were nowhere in sight.
Lars walked in, he was bleeding on his cheek, Remus supported Lars with a medicated napkin, almost immediately healing the gash, but leaving the scar.
"Explain," James urged Lars to talk, Lars noticed Peter leaning in, and refused to talk as long as Peter was interested, Remus noticed that, and quickly stuck up for Lars.
"Let him relax!" Remus urged James, Sirius was very quiet about the situation. "He had gashes all over!" James realized Remus was right, and Lars was satisfied that Remus had supported Lars.
The train ride continued on, mostly silent for the group of Lars, and his friends. But in the compartment that held Montague, it sure wasn't.
"How did you feel?" Regulus asked Montague. "Getting him back!" Regulus saw Severus laugh, Regulus was basically looking for an issue.
"I had intentions," Montague said lowly, because suddenly the area around his compartment became dark, shadows seemed to have been passing by. Montague backed off to see who was coming, it was the candy lady.
Montague breathed a sigh of relief. He wasn't being watched. Though Sirius already the others where Montague would be headed.
"He is going to be at my home!" Sirius barked at James, who sat back, puzzled, but also aggravated.
"How do you mean?" James asked Sirius. James was starting to get nervous. "Who is?" Sirius looked out the window.
"Montague Kane!" Now Lars as beat up as he was jumped up, and yelled.
"Him!" Lars yelled. "He is surely headed in the wrong direction!"
"Forget it!" Remus yelled, he was aggriavted enough with what had occurred in that time span. "Just let us know how it goes," Remus saw Sirius look away.
"If I come out alive!" Sirius laughed to Remus. "I think it is time we get off," The train had pulled into the station, leaving many students to get out, though Remus and James helped Lars out, and at the sight of Lars' parents, smiled.
"Forget it!" Remus yelled, he was aggriavted enough with what had occurred in that time span. "Just let us know how it goes," Remus saw Sirius look away.
"If I come out alive!" Sirius laughed to Remus. "I think it is time we get off," The train had pulled into the station, leaving many students to get out, though Remus and James helped Lars out, and at the sight of Lars' parents, smiled.
Lars' Mother, Mary was happy to see James Potter, but asked who Remus was.
"Who are you?" Mary smiled at Remus, until she saw Lars bleeding and cut. "Are you his friend?" Lars looked up to answer, as he smiled, he quickly spoke
"My closest friend!" Lars smiled, but Mary and Robert could see the scars, James's parents came over, and went to talk to Mary and Robert. James stood with them, as Remus had to leave.
"What happened Mary?" Mrs. Potter asked. "Why is your son all scared up?" James went to talk, but Lars spoke first, and said one word.
"Montague," Lars said, grabbing Mary's attention, she had realized the compartment had emptied and Montague was already missing.
"He left?" Robert asked Mr. Potter. "Montague?" Lars realized besides Lars' and his family, and James, the rest of the compartment had emptied. "Him and his friend?"
"Let's go back to your house!" Mr. Potter said to Robert, as they all quickly landed in front of Lars' house, as the Potter's walked in, mentioning how they haven't seen Mary in over 6 years, James and Lars saw at the corner of their eyes, Doreen was crying, holding up a letter. Lars figured to let it wait, as James agreed. They set it off their minds, as all the Gryffindor's sat down to talk.