A/N: I really hope the last chapter was alright. In this chapter, we get to know two awesome characters better! My 'Conversation of the chapter' was much longer than usual today, which is a good thing I hope? And I think my chapters are getting longer and longer! I didn't even get to the part where I thought my chapter was going to end! At least I know what I'm definitely going to write next chapter, which means it'll be written sooner and quicker. YAY!
THIS CHAPTER IS DEDICATED TO: BRIGHTSTAR221, THE THIRD PERSON TO REVIEW. THANK YOU!
-CONVERSATION OF THE CHAPTER-
ME: HEY!
FABIAN AND GIDEON: HEY!
ME: Hey guys-
FABIAN: We've already said hey!
ME: Hello then. So-
GIDEON: Hello is the same as hey.
ME: Okay I'm sorry. I wanted to ask you if you do me a big favour…
FABIAN: Thank depends-
GIDEON: -On what it is.
ME: Tell James, Sirius, Peter and Remus some secret passageways? Or where the kitchen is?
FABIAN: No way! We don't-
GIDEON: Tell anyone what we have found.
ME: Please? You could just give them a clue.
FABIAN: One clue-
GIDEON: -A hard clue to solve.
ME: Of course! Wouldn't have it any other way!
FABIAN AND GIDEON: Good!
ME: Now it's time for you to go and do your task. Before you leave, I've only ever let 1 person do this… would you like to say the 'ON WITH THE STORY!' bit?
GIDEON: We'd be honoured.
FABIAN: Of course we'd like-
GIDEON: No, love to!
ME: Go ahead and say it!
FABIAN AND GIDEON: ON WITH THE STORY!
23
James, Remus and Sirius as trooped out of Servark's office in bad moods. There Professor had kept them in his office for ages, asking them what they had been learning. When Remus said jinxes and hexes, the Professor fired his own hex at them and laughed. Fortunately, for them, it was only a stinging hex and not something worse.
'Thank Merlin that that's over.' Sirius said moodily when they were out of earshot.
'He had no right to put that hex on us! Isn't he mad?' Remus wondered aloud angry. This was the first time Remus had got properly angry over something and it surprise James and Sirius.
'Remus, it didn't hurt that much…' James said.
'But still! Dumbledore would go mad if-'
'Remus, I understand you might be angry and upset about your mum-' Sirius stopped speaking.
Remus's eyes flashed.
A couple of days ago, Remus had left and gone home to visit his sick mother. He hadn't returned for 3 days and came back looking more tired than ever.
'This isn't about my mum,' he said quietly. 'I'm just expressing my opinion on Servark.'
'I know,' James said. 'We don't like him either. No one does, except for the Slytherins. We're lucky not to have any lessons with him.'
'I suppose so.' Remus grumbled in defeat.
'How about to cheer you up; we sneak out and go exploring tonight?' Sirius grinned.
Remus thought for a minute.
'Okay, but,' Remus said unsurely. 'We don't go outside. It is still winter. You don't want to freeze to death do you?'
'No.' James said firmly.
'What a shame,' Sirius said sarcastically. 'I really wanted to go outside and run around in knee high snow.'
'Yes a shame. Twirling Toadstools.' James said.
They were admitted entrance to the common room.
'Hey guys! How was Servark?' Peter asked, jumping up from his seat and standing in front of them.
'Fine.' James said quickly, giving an about-to-speak Remus a look.
'What time are we heading out?' Remus said quietly, though he wouldn't of need of, the common room was full of students talking and no one noticed them.
'Going out?' Peter asked dumbfounded.
'11 ish?' Sirius said, silently dismissing Peter's comment.
'Okay. But first, we have to go have a talk with our favourite twin brothers.' James said and quickly scanned the room for the twins. Luckily they were in the room and away from other people.
'Twin brothers?' Sirius asked.
'Yes, your future brothers-in-laws.' James snickered.
Sirius mouth fell into an 'O' shape and he turned a light red.
'C'mon then.' Remus said and boldly went first on the path to the Prewett brothers.
'Can we talk to you for a minute?' Remus asked politely.
Fabian and Gideon looked at them.
'Sure. Take a seat.'
The four of them sat in one the armchairs facing the twins.
'How can we help?' the Fabian (the one who had the earing) said.
'Well we wondered if you would be able to tell us where some secret passageways or the kitchen-' Sirius began but was cut off by the twins' chuckles.
'Right, Sirius, James, Peter and Remus, is it?'
They nodded for confirmation.
'I'm sorry but we don't just tell anyone what we know. Even if it is our sister's little boyfriend's.'
'We- were- not her boyfriends!' Sirius spluttered.
'Okay so maybe you're not. But you wish to be don't you Sirius?' Gideon said.
Sirius went red and muttered a small 'yes.'
Gideon and Fabian didn't say anything for a moment or two, and they both looked Sirius dead in the eyes.
'Don't break her heart. Or we break you.'
It looked like Sirius hadn't been expecting the 'protective older brother' talk for at least a couple of good years.
However, to James's surprise, Sirius said, 'I won't.'
'Good.' Gideon and Fabian said.
'What about a clue?' Remus asked hastily changing the subject.
Fabian and Gideon looked at each other and had a silent conversation.
'Well-' Gideon said.
'-We have decided-'
How could they decide without speaking?
'It a twin thing-'
'-You wouldn't understand.'
ARE ALL PREWETT'S MIND-READERS?
'No.'
Say what?
'Anyway-' Fabian said.
'-Back on topic-' Gideon cut in swiftly.
'-We are going to give you a clue and-' Fabian explained.
'-You have to solve it-' Gideon said, his tone spelling out duh.
'-It's short and small-' Fabian said.
'-But if you're smart-' Gideon grinned.
'-You will solve it. The clue-' Fabian suddenly dropped his voice to a whisper.
'-Will lead you to the kitchens.' Gideon finished.
'Cool.' James breathed.
'So the clue is-'
'-More like word-' Fabian interrupted.
'Yes the word is…' Gideon paused for dramatic effect.
'Pear.' Both of them said.
'Pear?' Peter repeated doubtfully.
'Pear.' Fabian confirmed they had heard right.
'Now don't go blabbing this around. If you do find the kitchens, do not tell anyone except the ones you absolutely trust your lives with,' Gideon said sternly. 'Because if we hear about it; you won't be able to mutter another word again. We are in our 4th year you know.'
James gulped.
'We won't go blabbing.' Remus spoke for all of them.
'Good.' Fabian said.
'You know we're only telling this because you're friends with our sister-'
They're doing the annoying twin-cutting-each-other-off thing again.
'-You seem smart-' James felt some pride swell up within him at Gideon's words.
'-You seem trustworthy-' more pride.
'-And really, we leave in a few years and we need someone to carrying on our troublemaking ways.'
James, Sirius, Remus and Peter all looked at each other and then with one firm nod, they had all agreed to be 'troublemakers'.
'Now it's getting late. Good night.' Gideon and Fabian both said and stood up at the same time.
That's really freaky…
'Good night.' James muttered.
'What do you think it means?' Remus asked in hushed voice.
'No idea.' Peter whimpered. James knew Peter wasn't the bravest person in the world but he was still a Gryffindor, there had to be some brave in there right? They would just have to bring it out of him.
'We could just walk all around the castle and tap our wands on things and say 'pear' over and over again and hope for the best.' Sirius shrugged.
'What if were caught?' Peter said quietly.
'Sirius and I already have that sorted out,' James beamed. 'Or rather like my dad did.'
'What do you mean?' Remus asked.
'I'll be back in a minute.' James said and headed up the stairs leading to the boy's dormitories.
He entered the one with first-years across it and opened his trunk.
He shuffled all his belongings around and reached the bottom of his trunk where his invisibility cloak was for safe keeping.
He took it out and closed the trunk, making his was back down the stairs.
'We won't get caught if we're quiet enough with this on.' He held the cloak up for Remus and Peter to see.
'That's an invisibility cloak James,' Remus said disbelievingly. 'Where did you get it?'
'I got it for Christmas off my dad. Shall we put it on and head out then?'
It was lucky the common room was now empty James thought to himself.
'Can you keep this quiet as well please?' he asked.
Remus and Peter nodded.
'Okay! Everyone under the cloak!' Sirius said happily and they threw the cloak on.
'I don't think this cloak was made for 4 people.' Remus said immediately.
'You can see are feet.' Peter added.
'No one will see them in the dark.' Sirius said.
They huddled move closely together as they left the common room, with the Fat Lady squeaking behind yelling, 'Who's there? Reveal yourself!'
They ignored her and carried on down the corridor.
They decided to try Sirius's idea.
They pulled out their wands and as quietly as they could, whispered, 'Pear' at everything they pointed their wands' to.
'We'll be here forever.' Sirius groaned.
They were hardly making any progress.
They had to move slowly under the cloak and say 'Pear' at everything they could see, even if there were four of them, it was still a very long process.
Sirius and Peter tapped the walls on either side of them, taking one each and James pointed his wand at the floor after a short argument between Sirius and Remus on whether a secret passage entrance would be in a floor and after Remus said smartly, 'Secret passages are meant to be very well hidden Sirius. They are meant to stay a secret. They could be anywhere.' Sirius had stopped mumbling about how it was a waste of time and that a hole wasn't just going to appear in the floor and gobble them all up.
Remus's job was to say, 'Pear' to the suits of armours, portraits and everything else.
They had only done about 7 corridors when they all jumped in shock as someone spoke.
Someone who James had ever only talked to once.
'Why are you pointing your wand at me and saying pear?'