A/N: Chapter nineteen :D enjoy!

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evershort: :D what would life be without a little hyperness! It's great! Yeah, they will be his legal guardians when he goes to live with them, but that's not until sixth year....I think...I need to check that actually. Hmm...I honestly have no idea what he would have done...J.K has such a vivid imagination, that it could have been anything! Maybe even threatening Filch with a dragon! (ok, maybe not that drastic, but you get my meaning :D ). I hope you like what I've imagined at any rate :) Thank you :D I'm glad you're still enjoying the story, please enjoy this next chapter, and thank you for reading :)

Geniia: Oh, there'll be plenty of pranks this year, what with the aid of Zonko's and all :D And yes, Lily is in for a rough time later on (sort of a punishment for James' years of torture ;) ). Thank you :D and thank you as aways for reading. I'm glad you liked it, and please enjoy this chapter too :)

2nd review: Thank you! The Black's are just awful, it's no wonder he ran away! Thank god he has his friends, eh? Haha his smile is a winner, ill admit that. Umm, I think McGonagall was in her 60's during HP, so probably about 40 during the Marauders era...I couldnt be certain though. I think maybe Remus' lycanthropy would've caused a bit of trouble for him to become an Animagi, plus they only became Animagi to be with him during the full moon, so there probably wasn't any point. You'll find out soon...you've already seen the name (hint) again, thank you for reading, and please enjoy :)

Fairywolf: Thank you :D I'm glad you enjoyed it all. Yeah, Gero is a strange old fellow...I picture him as quite a sneaky chap, tbh. Writers moment :D Hmm, that sounds pretty good :D I may have to steal it from you (hope you don't mind) thank you for the suggestions, and for reading, as always, and I sincerely hope you enjoy this next chapter!

MissWendyBird: Haha I'm glad I didn't have to go into too much detail! Well, a midnight sugar (and chocolate) run is often needed at certain times. Ahh, I still can't get enough of the serious/Sirius pun...I dunno if I've used it yet...I think I might have too soon. And Christina's second name Coddlesworth, came from the word Coddswallop...I couldn't resist :D Glad to see you're still enjoying the story, thank you very much for reading, and please enjoy the next chapter :)

Bookworm315: It brings a tear to my eye haha. There'll be more from the animagi next chapter, like the book said, it took them quite awhile to actually figure out how to do it (bear in mind, they've been researching since second year, so pretty soon). Peter definitely has a lot of rat like tendancies already (well he will...*angers greatly*). Thank you for reading, and I hope you enjoy this chapter as much as the last :)

Jessica F: Thank you! Wow, not that I should be happy to distract you from your school work...but XD anyway! I don't think I'd be able to manage two chapters a day, sorry :(, I can barely scrape by with one, but I promise i'll keep daily updates going, I hope thats alright :) Thank you for reading, and I hope you enjoy the next chapter too :)

2Lazy2SignIn: Thank you, I'm glad you liked it! No, I get the feeling Mr Black was quite a bully, actually. Thank you for reading, and I hope you enjoy this next chapter too :)

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pinkhearts: Thank you! Well, I think Sirius does have a thing for Holly, but I also think he's not really a 'one girl guy' so to speak, unlike dear James. Thank you for reading, and I hope you enjoy this chapter too :)

splatteredpaint: Thank you! Oh, I promise, the map is coming VERY soon, they do have that handy little list, after all :) Haha, oh that's a brilliant idea, especially since they're illegal! I know, por Sirius, I felt awful writing that part (I wrote it ages ago, but still felt awful). I like to think Dumbledore was taking a stand by wearing those colours, you know. Yup, it just proves he was meant for Gryffindor's house! The last part - 'to repair said lamp', if that's what you meant, it means he repaired that lamp Sirius had just broken, kind of a shorter way of putting it (I hope that's the part you meant, otherwise I'm going to look a right fool haha). Thank you as always, for reading, and I hope you continue to enjoy the story!

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Zephyra-hime: Welcome to th story :) Thank you. Yeah, but I think Lily is a little too stubborn for her own good, almost to the point of point blank refusing to acknowledge James' or her feelings, you know? I'm glad you like how I've written the boys, I simply adore the Marauders. Thank you for reading, and please enjoy the next chapter :)

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Disclaimer: HP isn't mine...I won't even pretend...it hurts too much *sob*

on with the show...


The Marauders Tale: The Hogwarts Years

Chapter Nineteen

Hogsmeade

"First Hogsmeade visit is this weekend."

James turned away from the notice board, his brow furrowing deeply. He crossed the common room back to his three friends, who were all looking equally as down.

"What're you gonna do? Did you talk to McGonagall?" James asked, taking a seat beside Sirius. The grey eyed boy nodded.

"I saw her after Transfiguration yesterday, she said there's nothing they can do, so long as I don't have a permission slip, I can't go."

"What about Dumbledore?" Remus suggested, "Can't he do anything?"

"I asked, she said no," Sirius leant back in his chair, scowling, "Bloody parents."

James sighed, running a hand through his hair, messing it up even further, "Well, looks like we're missing this one till we figure something out."

Sirius shot a bemused look at James, "What do you mean 'we'?"

James quirked an eyebrow, "You didn't really believe we'd leave you behind, right?"

Sirius seemed to really consider it for a moment, tapping his chin thoughtfully.

"Well, we're not," Remus answered for him, "Come on, I'm hungry."

The four Marauders stood up, Sirius still frowning.

"Listen, you lot go to Hogsmeade...I'll figure something out, I can use that passage behind the mirror."

James, however, shook his head, "No good. Didn't you hear? Filch blocked it, something about caving in the entire thing."

"WHAT!? When did this happen?!"

James shrugged, "Dunno. Jonny told me, turns out he knew about it all along."

"There might be another way out," piped up Peter, "We haven't searched everywhere yet."

"What about Hogwarts; A History?" suggested Remus, "You know, the entire time we've been exploring, we never once thought of reading it."

Sirius waved a hand, "That book won't tell us where any secret passages are, you really think they'd print something like that? Listen, you lot are going, and I'm staying. And if you refuse, I'll land myself in detention for Saturday, then there'll be no point," the tone in Sirius' voice seemed to end the short lived argument, though the three other friends weren't happy about it.

"What about the invisibility cloak? Sneak past Filch," James said after a moment's pause. At this, Sirius' eyes seemed to light up.

"Brilliant! Why in the name of Merlin didn't we think of that before?!"

"We were too busy trying to forge your dad's signature," chuckled Remus, "I suppose that could work."

"Suppose? It's bound to work! Potter, you're a genius!" cried Sirius.

James grinned stupidly, "I try," he paused for a moment, "So...me and Lily haven't argued this year." "Well, it has only been two weeks," mused Remus as the boys entered the Great Hall, taking seats at the end of the Gryffindor table.

"That's beside's the point," said James shortly, "Anyway...I was thinking...maybe I should ask her out...you know...to Hogsmeade."

Remus and Sirius exchanged worried glances.

"Mate, do you remember the last time you asked her out?" asked Sirius.

"Maybe," snapped James.

"It didn't exactly go well," surmised Peter, picking up a piece of toast.

"I'm perfectly aware of that Peter," muttered James, "But we've been alright, she hasn't had a go at me once, not even when we put that toad slime in Slughorn's tea."

"To be fair James, she didn't actually know about that," said Remus.

"Well what about when me and Sirius got detention for turning Janet Sharpe's hair pink?"

"She hates Janet," said Sirius, "No one would have a go at us for that."

"Alright I get it," mumbled James.

"Listen, if you want to ask her out, just go ahead and do it," smiled Remus, "Just...be tactful."

"What?" asked James and Sirius in unison.

Remus shook his head and picked up his morning copy of the Prophet.

"Any news?" asked Peter.

Remus shook his head, "Nothing worth mentioning."

"Well at least something's going right," mumbled James, stabbing moodily at his sausages. He looked up, and saw Lily, Holly, Bridget and Chris enter the hall.

"Here's your chance," hissed Sirius, "Go for it."

James nodded, and waited until Lily, Holly, Bridget and Chris had taken their seats a little way away from the boys. He stood up, and headed towards her.

"Uhh...Evans?"

Lily looked up, and James' hand immediately jumped to his hair. Lily rolled her eyes.

"Yes?"

"Umm...so...Hogsmeade is coming up...and I was wondering..."

"No, I won't go with you," Lily replied immediately. James frowned.

"Oh...alright...whatever," he stalked back to his friends, who immediately huddled together to hear what had happened.

"Harsh Lils," said Holly, buttering her toast.

"What? Does he honestly think I'd go out with him after the way he asked me last year?"

Holly shook her head, "That was last year Lils, you know, I really think you should give him a chance."

"You're only saying that because he's your family," sighed Lily.

"No, Chris and Bridget think so too," said Holly pointedly.

Chris nodded, her mouth full of eggs.

"We do," confirmed Bridget.

Lily rolled her eyes and went back to her cereal.

"Are you guys going with anybody?" she asked after a moment.

"Naa, we said we'd have a girl's day, right? We can go shopping," said Chris brightly.

"Cool, I can't wait".

Further down the table, James filled the boys in on the brief exchange with Lily.

"Maybe you weren't trying hard enough," mused Sirius, stabbing his fork into a piece of bacon.

"I don't think that's it," Remus said warningly, his own breakfast untouched. James, however, shook his head.

"No, Sirius is right. Next time, I need to try harder...I need to do something to prove I do really like her."

"Oh, this is not going to go down well."

~**~

The first Hogsmeade weekend was bright, yet chilly. Lily and the girls hurried down to the entrance hall, permission slips clutched tightly in their hands. There was a small queue waiting at the door; apparently someone had been caught trying to sneak out.

"Think you can sneak out without permission, eh boy? Get back to your common room!" the girls watched a sneering Filch dragging what appeared to be Sirius Black by the collar of his shirt, the dark haired boy struggling to break free of his grasp.

"How did you do it, boy? Invisibility charm?"

"Something like that," Sirius mumbled, not wanting to drop James in it. Back at the school entrance, James, Remus and Peter were all watching Sirius with looks of utter devastation on their faces.

"Wonder what he tried," Holly whispered to Lily, who was watching with a small frown.

"No idea, come on, Filch is back," the girls pulled out their permission slips and handed them over to Filch, then set off to the carriages that would take them to the small wizarding village of Hogsmeade.

"Oh this is brilliant," cried Chris as the girls climbed out of their carriage.

"Where to first?" asked Holly, adjusting her hat so it protected her ears from the September chill.

"Honeydukes?" offered Lily. The other three girls nodded, and the four skipped down the high street merrily towards the famous sweetshop.

James huffed, puffed, whined and groaned all the way down to the village. He didn't want to come without Sirius; it just wasn't right. Their first time at Hogsmeade should've been with all four Marauders, not one of them missing.

"Let's just go back, we can't leave him," James moaned, having to be physically pulled down the high street by his friends.

"Sirius won't want you missing out on this, he'll be fine," Remus assured him, but he wasn't fooling James. He could tell Remus was just as upset by this as he was.

"Fine, but I'm not gonna enjoy myself!"

~**~

Back in the Gryffindor third years dormitory, a copy of Hogwarts; A History was being thoroughly torn apart by an angry dark haired Black. He didn't care that Remus would most likely murder him for destroying his book; he needed to get to Hogsmeade.

"Bloody hell!" Sirius cried, throwing the book across the room. He stood up, running a hand through his hair frantically, before striding towards the dormitory door and yanking it open.

It took him less than five minutes to reach the library, his fast legs and the constant stream f curses from his mouth making time speed by. Unfortunately. The library gave him no more help than the book on Hogwarts had given, and the Room of Requirement had failed him; Sirius was once again left with no way of getting to Hogsmeade.

He stalked huffily from the library, heading back up to the Gryffindor tower. Passing the Entrance Hall, he briefly thought about finding his brother and maybe spending the day with him, before deciding against it.

He turned along the third floor corridor, and began slowly walking down, kicking his feet as he went. He'd get his parents back for this, for punishing him like this. It was torture; right now his fellow classmates were probably having the time of their lives, whilst he was stuck wandering the corridors as aimlessly as a ghost. Perfect.

He stopped, leaning against a statue of a rather ugly one eyed witch, and slowly slid to the floor. Nobody would bother him here; he couldn't face being the only third year left in the common room.

If only there had been another passage out. The boys had indeed inspected the passage behind the mirror, only to find the thing completely caved in. Apparently the rumours were true, Filch must've realised the boys had found out about it, and gone to all necessary ends to make sure they couldn't use it again.

He glanced up at the old crone's statue, smiling wryly.

"Fancy opening that hump up for me, eh?"

Of course, the witch didn't respond – but really, anything was possible in this castle. Sirius slumped back against the statue, drawing his knees up to his chest and wrapping his arms around them, trying desperately not to think of all the things he was currently missing out on.

He pulled out James' invisibility cloak, and threw it over himself, deciding that if anyone happened to come along the corridor, at least he wouldn't be bothered. He noticed, however, that as he pulled out the cloak, a small piece of parchment fell out alongside it. It looked to be an extract of some sort, probably from one of the books he'd torn apart in the Room of Requirement.

'And for those looking to escape, they need only Dissend, and the way shall be shown'

Sirius crunched up the piece of parchment and stuffed it back in his pocket. He stared haughtily around the corridor, occasionally blowing the stray piece of hair that often fell into his eyes. Then it hit him. He reached into his pocket again, and pulled out the crumpled piece of parchment.

'need only Dissend'

"Dissend...what..." Sirius trailed off, glancing up at the one eyed witch.

"It's worth a shot," he mumbled, and with that, stood up, and pulled out his wand. He cleared his throat, and then said in a very clear, determined voice, "Dissend."

Nothing.

Sirius growled, his hands balling into fists. He glared at the statue, then proceeded to whack it with his wand.

"Dissend! Dissend-us! Dissend-o! Dissend-ium! Diss –"

The statue began to move. The old crone's hump started to split, revealing a small, but easily accessible entrance. Sirius stared wide eyed for a moment, not quite believing his luck. He raised his head to the high stone ceiling, and grinned.

"Someone up there likes me."

~**~

James, Remus and Peter exited Zonko's laden down with tricks and tools that would greatly aid their 'Maraudery', and of course, as many presents as possible for Sirius. The boys were like kids in a sweetshop, spending a lot of time arguing over what they should buy and what wasn't worth it.

"Where next?" asked Remus as they headed down the high street.

"Honeydukes," Peter pointed to a brightly coloured sweet shop opposite them, almost dropping several of his packages in the process.

The boys started towards the quaint little shop, the doorbell tinkling as they entered. All three jaws dropped.

Luminous walls were lined with every sweet and treat imaginable. Shelves stacked high with thick blocks of chocolate, barrels full to the brim with brightly coloured jellies and sweets. In one corner, a shelf devoted completely too large Sherbet balls, which caused the suckers to levitate off the ground for a few minutes. Next to the Sherbet balls, were boxes upon boxes of chattering ice mice, and on the other side, piles of Droobles Best Blowing gum and Bert Botts Every Flavour beans were stacked.

Over on the other side of the shop was a section devoted to 'Unusual tastes', including Blood flavoured lollipops, Acid Pops and Cockroach Clusters.

And that was just a quick overview.

"Blimey...look at this place!" cried James, rushing forward, almost knocking a display of Pepper Imps (breath fire for your friends) over in the process. The boys quickly spread out, grabbing as much as they could carry, regardless of the cost.

Down in the old, dusty cellar of Honeydukes, a small thirteen year old crept amongst the many boxes, barrels and containers, his grey eyes lighting up with excitement. He didn't have a clue where he was, of course, but from the smell of the place, he had a fair idea.

Mr Flume, a wizened old wizard and owner of Honeydukes, hurried down a pair of rickety stairs, quickly grabbing two boxes of what looked to be Chocolate Frogs, and returned to the shop floor. Sirius waited for a moment, before throwing the invisibility cloak over his head, and darting up the stairs.

It was far better than he had ever imagined. In fact, he didn't think his imagination even stretched this far. Sirius carefully wound his way through the crowd, his eyes drinking in the sight before him. He spotted Holly and Lily over by a display of Fizzing Whizbees, and grinned evilly,

"Argh!"

"What?" Lily jumped, turning to see a horrified Holly clutching her cheek. Holly mouthed wordlessly, looking frantically around her.

"What? What happened?"

Holly turned back to her friend, looking utterly bemused.

"Someone just kissed my cheek!"

Chuckling to himself, Sirius continued to explore the shop, before his gaze rested on three boys currently arguing over whether an Acid Pop would burn a hole right through your tongue, or just part way through.

"I'm telling you! Suck on that thing long enough and it'll go right through!" James protested, brandishing the sour green lollipop in Remus' face.

Remus merely shook his head, "They wouldn't sell something so dangerous. Imagine if a Muggle got their hands on it!"

"Try it then," Peter said excitedly, handing Remus a lolly. Remus eyed the sweet with distaste, and opened his mouth to respond.

"Yeah, Lupin. Try it."

"Sirius!" James yelped, flinging around wildly. The distinct chuckle of their friend could be heard, and he suddenly appeared before them, cloak in hand and triumphant smile across his face.

"How'd you get here!" exclaimed Remus, hastily putting the Acid Pop back in its display. Sirius laughed at his friends awestruck expressions, and tapped his nose.

"Magic."

James rolled his eyes, and clapped his friend on the back, "Whatever, this is brilliant mate!"

Remus and Peter nodded vehemently, their joy evident in their smiles.

"So, how's it been?" asked Sirius casually, glancing around the shop. His three friends quickly launched into the story of their first ever visit to Zonko's Joke Shop, something that caught Sirius' attention immediately. After purchasing their sweets, the boys stepped out into the high street, looking it up and down.

"I fancy a Butterbeer, we should go to the Three Broomsticks," suggested James. The others nodded, and headed for the small pub at the end of the street.

Once inside, James could understand why the pub was such a favourite amongst Hogwarts students. It was quaint, and cosy, with a friendly atmosphere. Jovial music chimed in the background, almost drowned out by the excited chatter of the customers. The boys waved to Jonny, who raised an eyebrow at Sirius, and Olivia, who were sitting in a secluded corner looking rather cosy.

They stepped up to the bar, and waited to be served.

"What can I get you boys?"

A pretty, curly haired woman and appeared in front of them. James' eyebrows raised a little. Since when were old people good looking?

"Uhh...four butterbeers please."

"Coming right up," she grinned at the boys and went to fetch their drinks.

"First time in Hogsmeade?" she asked when she returned with the beverages.

"Yeah," smiled Sirius, "Of course we had to come here, this place is almost as famous as Hogwarts itself."

The barmaid chuckled and waved her hand, "Such a charmer. I'm Madam Rosmerta".

"I'm James; this is Sirius, Remus and Peter."

"Well it's a pleasure to meet you boys, just give me a call if you need anything," she flashed another grin and bustled off to serve another customer.

The boys wound their way through the pub and found an empty table near the back.

"You know...she's quite good looking," mused Sirius.

"We gathered by the way you were ogling her," chuckled Remus, taking a sip of the warm butterbeer.

"A'right boys," sounded a booming voice from behind them. The boys turned and saw Hagrid squeezing through the crowded inn, knocking several drinks over in the process.

"Hagrid! How are you?" called James. James was particularly fond of Hagrid, having spent many a detention with him.

"Enjoyin' Hogsmeade?" he grinned.

"Course, this place is great," beamed Sirius, "How are the Hippogriffs?"

Hagrid's smile grew. Sirius seemed to have a natural affinity with Hippogriffs, and had spent more than a few nights helping Hagrid groom and feed the beasts during detention with James.

"They're doin' great Sirius. Well, bes' be off, lot's to do."

He waved goodbye and struggled towards the door, booming a greeting to four girls as they entered.

"Four butterbeers please," said a rather flushed Lily. The girls had spent most of the day enjoying the sights of the village, and had even taken a trip to the Shrieking Shack, which was unusually quiet, saying as it was rumoured to be terribly haunted, before their trip to Honeydukes, which still had Holly baffled.

"Comin' right up m'dears," beamed Madam Rosmerta. Holly scanned the pub, and spotted James and the boys in the far corner. She waved, did a double take, mimicked the quirked eyebrow her brother had given Sirius, then turned to collect her butterbeer. Once again, James noticed Sirius' eyes lingering a little too long on Holly. What was it with those two!?

The girls took a seat on the other side of the pub, disappointing James (and unknown to the others, Sirius) in the process. James liked to think it was because they couldn't be bothered to squeeze their way over to them, but knew that probably wasn't the case. Lily was a strange one. One minute, she was almost friendly, the next, completely cold. He wondered if he'd ever figure that girl out. Probably not.

The boys spent the rest of the day strolling through the many streets of Hogsmeade, popping into almost every shop they passed. James and Sirius insisted upon returning to Zonko's, whilst Remus made them stop off at Scrivenshafts for a quick scout around for a new quill. They spotted the girls in Gladrags Wizardwear, James making quite a fool out of himself by waving like an idiot through the shop window to a rather embarrassed Lily. Apparently her rejection to his date proposal had not gotten to the young boy, and he was still as eager as ever.

All too soon, the boys were forced to head back up to the school. They started up the street, when Sirius suddenly turned, heading for Honeydukes.

"Where're you going?" called James. Sirius turned, and grinned.

"I can't go back with you lot, they'll know I snuck out...meet me at the statue of the one eyed witch when you get back, the one on the third floor," and with that, Sirius Black disappeared from view.

The boys hurried back to the school, eager to see just how Sirius had managed to get into Hogsmeade unseen. They skidded to a halt in front of the one eyed crone, looking round expectantly.

"Where is he, he did say –," James was cut off by the sudden movement of the statue before him. The witches hump opened, revealing a small entrance, coupled with a shaggy haired boy clambering through.

"Mate, this...this...wow!" breathed James, whilst Remus bent to inspect the statue and Peter merely bounced on the heels of his feet.

"Passwords Dissendium. Don't ask how I found it, it as pure luck – like that time Pete fell into that mirror," he chuckled at the memory.

"Adding that one to the list then, eh Sirius?" grinned James, turning to face his bright eyed friend. Sirius nodded affirmatively.

"Definitely!"

~**~

The first Quidditch match of the season was coming up, and Jonny seemed more determined than ever to keep Gryffindor at the top. After tasting success, Jonny seemed to be working the team harder than ever. This was his last year, and his last Quidditch season, before he set off into the real world.

However, the weather took a turn for the worse midweek, and even though it was only early October, it had begun to snow! A blizzard had settled over Hogwarts, and Jonny seemed at his wits end after finding out they wouldn't be playing Slytherin.

"Why?"

Jonny ran his hands through his hair, "Apparently that little prank you and Sirius pulled on Hector Ringland had a bit of a lasting effect."

"What!?" cried James, "It was a bat bogey hex! How does that have a lasting effect! He was perfectly fine when he was taunting Peter yesterday!"

"I know, they've only said this to get out of it. It's mucked up the training though. We'll be playing Ravenclaw tomorrow, then Hufflepuff, and Slytherin last," he sighed, and wandered over to the changing room window.

"This is my last Quidditch season guys...I gotta win it."

There was a desperation in his eyes that made the entire team even more determined to win. They knew Quidditch meant a lot to him, but not this much.

"Jonny," Holly stepped up and placed a hand on his arm, "Calm down. We can do this. Remember when you were in second year, and you played through that thunderstorm? The team won then."

Jonny smiled weakly, "We lost half of the team to the weather though, it was sheer luck."

"Good job we have talent then," grinned Sirius, "Cheer up mate, like you said, this is your last chance, and I don't wanna be handing that trophy back over just yet."

Jonny grinned at his team, his worries disappearing slightly.

"You're right...we can do this, I know we can!"

~**~

"WE CAN'T DO THIS JONNY!"

Holly pushed sopping wet hair out of her eyes and came to a halt before her barely visible brother. The snow was falling thick and fast, and a harsh wind had severely damaged their performance.

"WE CAN'T FORFEIT! WE'LL LOSE THE GAME!" shouted Jonny.

"WE'VE ALREADY LOST KELLY AND GEOFF, JONNY THIS IS RIDICULOUS!"

Jonny ignored his sister and flew back to his post. Holly screamed in frustration and sped off to find James. Ravenclaw were up by only ten points, but in this weather, it was impossible to play. If Ravenclaw caught the snitch, it was over.

James spotted Holly streaking up the pitch. He tossed the Quaffle to her, who passed it back. James attempted to score, but missed when a particularly strong gust of wind blew him off course. He couldn't even hear the cheers of the crowd over the roar of the wind. It was hopeless.

He heard a whistle blow faintly in the distance, and groaned. He turned, and saw blue blurs piling on top of each other. They had lost.

The team didn't see Jonny for awhile after the game. Holly said he'd gone to find Olivia and drown his sorrows with some firewhisky he'd somehow acquired. The Gryffindors were all rather subdued when they returned to the common room. Nobody blamed them, the weather had made it near impossible to see, and they still weren't out of the running. If Ravenclaw lost to Hufflepuff in the next match, they'd be in with a chance. All of their hopes rested on the next match.


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