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Chapter 7:

Left Out

On Tuesday morning, Remus was excused from lessons. The other students were told that his mother was sick but the marauders knew better. It was the full moon. James, Sirius and Peter sat eagerly in their lessons, waiting until they would be able to sneak out to join Remus in the shrieking shack. James couldn't believe the rumours that had taken off in the last six years about that old house. In their first year when they had only escaped out of school for chocolate and butterbeer for parties they had only really heard about the rumours from the older students. They had said that the locals had started hearing weird sounds from the old shack. They had tried to scare the first years with eerie stories of pegged legged ghouls. Six years later and the local people felt certain that the shack had always been haunted.

Professor McGonagall called Peter into her office after breakfast. "Well Mr Pettigrew, you've certainly worked hard. However, I have some good and some bad news."

Peter groaned, he didn't want to hear that he had failed.

"You did marginally better in your remedial Defence Against the Dark Arts exam. However, it was not quite enough, for you to take it this year. I am sorry, Peter."

Peter frowned, he'd really hoped he'd managed it.

"But, with regards to you remedial Transfiguration exam you were only one mark off Exceeds Expectations," McGonagall smiled, "and I've decided that as long as you can promise me that you will put as much effort in as you have this week for the rest of the year, then I will accept you into my N.E.W.T. programme."

"Yes! Thank you professor," Peter blurted out.

"You will also need to receive one hour of tutoring with your remedial teacher each week," Professor McGonagall continued.

Peter nodded excitably.

"Very well then Mr Pettigrew," the teacher smiled again, "here is your new timetable."

Peter stood up to leave and made his way towards the door, "and Peter, I was impressed to see you have a very good understanding of human transfiguration. Can I suggest you spend some time in the library before your tutor hour researching the other forms of Transfiguration?"

"Yes Professor, of course Professor."

Peter left the headmistress's office and waddled towards the library. He glanced at his watch, 10am. All his friends would be making their way to Defence. That meant that he would have two whole hours to study without any disruptions. He found a desk and covered it in Transfiguration books. He had books on Transformation, Vanishment, Conjuration and Untransfiguration. He quickly started writing notes on each type of Transfiguration.

Transformation (a.k.a. Transubstantial Transfiguration) focuses on deforming the physical features of an object. This includes; Human Transfiguration, Switches (simultaneously exchange the features between organisms), and Trans-Species Transformations (transformations that change organisms from one species to another).

Well Known Transformation Spells…

Avifors Spell – Transforms things into birds.

Draconifors Spell – Transforms things into dragons.

Hardening Charm – Transforms things into stone.

Vera Verto – Transforms animals into goblets.

Incarcifors – Captures things.

Lapifors Spell – Transforms things into rabbits.

Piscifors – Transforms things into fish.

Scribblifors – Transforms things into quills.

Snufflifors Spell – Transforms things into mice.

Steelclaw – Transforms claws into steel.

Tentaclifors – Turns a person's head into a tentacle.

Pullus – Transfiguration Jinx (transforms things into chickens or geese).

Vermiculus – Transfigures things into worms.

Ducklifors – Transfiguration Jinx (transfigures organisms into ducks).

Peter continued for some time, writing lists of spells so that he could study and practice them later. By lunch time he had written several lists of spells and was very content with the amount of work he had managed to do.

The other Gryffindors were already sat at the Gryffindor table when Peter entered the Great Hall. Sirius was sat with his arm around Marlene's shoulder. James sat opposite them. Alice and Frank sat on his left, with Lily and Kate opposite them. Peter plopped himself down next to James. If Peter thought that his friends would ask how his meeting with the deputy headmistress went he was sadly mistaken; they didn't even say hello. James was deeply engrossed in a conversation with Lily and Sirius and Marlene had finished their dinner and had started making out.

When the lunch hour was over the other sixth years stood up leaving Peter alone and made their way to Potions. Lily and James walked together, "did you get your part of the ingredient list?" Lily asked happily.

"Yep," James grinned before running his hand nervously through his hair, "it's all in my bag."

"Good," Lily returned his grin, "stop messing with your hair." She felt her hand reach up to touch his hair but she quickly pulled it back before he would notice. Professor Slughorn was waiting for them just inside the classroom, "come on class… hurry up…"

James and Lily shared a desk with Sirius and Marlene whilst Kate sat with Alice and Frank. Professor Slughorn began speaking in his gruffest voice, causing the class to quieten down. "Each week you and your partner will spend your lessons working on your potion. You will also need to spend two additional hours outside of lesson-time working on them. I suggest that you come in for one hour during the week (preferably a Wednesday) and one hour during the weekend."

Lily leant over to James, "Wednesday ok for you?"

"Sounds good – Quidditch is on Thursdays this year," James smiled, "What about you? Will that class with prefect duties?"

"I can't believe you even know that prefects have duties," Lily laughed.

"Remus," James shrugged his shoulders.

Lily nodded, "Remus and I have to patrol on Tuesdays and Thursdays."

"Perfect," James smiled, "Wednesday it is!"

"Great," by the end of the lesson they had successfully started their potion and Slughorn had commented that it was coming along nicely, much to Lily's extreme pleasure. James and Lily managed to get on so well that they walked down to the green houses together for Herbology. Sirius and Marley walked a few steps behind laughing together at their friends' expense; both secretly hoping that they would get together.

Peter was waiting for them in Herbology, but James and Sirius were having such a great time with the girls that they ended up sitting with them instead of Peter; who ended up sitting slightly further down the bench in between a couple of Slytherins.

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