Moon Fishing.
Chapter Six: Meeting.
No child had ever appreciated their parents as much as Remus did right now. He was sitting in a compartment by himself, his eyes drinking in the words before him. His mothers curved lines and his father's untidy scrawl made him smile. There was some great stuff in the book.
He sat smiling for a full half an hour until he muttered "Tumaterna Visage" under his breath, as his thin hand reached into his robes and pulled the thin birch and unicorn hair dragon heartstring wand. He felt the magic course through him before he took in a deep breath. He released the breath and took a mental inventory of the people around his compartment. There was a rather promising group of Hufflepuff second years... but I don't really want to prank a Hufflepuff... His mind sorted through the others before he cried "Aha!". He opened his eyes now and silently crawled to the compartment door. crouching, he opened the door a tiny crack and peered out towards the back of the train. They were still there. A group of surly and impolite Slytherins who jinxed or insulted anyone who attempted to walk by. "Tumaterna Visage" he whispered again before he squared his shoulders and licked his lower lip. He settled into his crouch and aimed his wand at a brass rail a little behind the group of older students.
"Tumaterna Visage" he hissed. He watched a shot of grey whiz by the group unnoticed. He watched long enough to see it bounce and hit the boy nearest the railing. When there was a bang Remus took it as his cue to move out of the way lest he be caught. He shut the door and sat back on the bench seat. He opened up his book and tried his best to control his facial features as he heard laughter mingle with shrieks of disbelief, and the group run past his compartment, the boys face now an exact face of his own grandmother's.
Remus chuckled quietly to himself until he heard the door slide open and footsteps stop. He froze and very slowly lifted his head to see who had entered. It was with unbelievable relief that he saw two black haired boys his own age smiling at him from the doorway.
"That was brilliant mate!" said one of them with a smile on his face. His blue eyes sparkled behind his spectacles and his hair stood up in all directions, "But why didn't you watch? It was hilarious!"
"The best part of a prank is not getting caught." Remus replied shyly.
"Not getting caught?"the boy replied awestruck,"Not. Getting. Caught. That's brilliant!" he smiled and stuck out a hand, "I'm James Potter and this is Sirius Black."The long haired boy behind him waved nonchealantly and said a quiet hey before he stared towards the front of the train, turned white and dropped to the floor. James saw this and followed suit. They crawled towards the front of the compartment and pressed themselves against the wood panels on either side of the door. James jabbed a thumb towards a group of older slytherins who were now interrogating the occupants of the next-door compartment. James put a finger to his lips and made a slicing motion across his throat. Remus nodded slightly and moved towards the door as an imperious boy stared down his nose at Remus. His blue eyes looked at Remus and he made a face that made it clear that he was not relishing talking to him. He tossed his shoulder length blonde hair and in an icy voice said,
"You, boy, I'm looking for two very-soon-to-be-dead boys about your age who are about to learn what happens to people who don't know how to treat their betters. They here?" He asked as he raised one eyebrow. showtime thought Remus. He averted his gaze and seemed to shrink back in fear.
"N-no. I'm in here alone. No one will sit with me."The blonde boy sneered and the group behind him tittered.
"I'm not surprised, runt that you are... That old fool Dumbledore will let anyone in these days..." With that and a final sneer at Remus he swept on to the next compartment accompanied by his lackeys. Remus muttered 'stupid gits' as Sirius and James laughed and patted him on the back.
"Now, about this not getting caught... We would obviously like to know how to do that."said James as he put an arm across Remus' shoulders.