A/N: Sorry for the shortness of this one. And the title, I couldn't resist =)

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Chapter 19

Sirius Trouble

"JAMES POTTER AND SIRIUS BLACK, YOU ARE IN SERIOUS TROUBLE!"

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"Come on Sirius, hurry up!"

It was a calm Sunday afternoon in late February; the sun was peaking through the clouds bathing Hogwarts in the much needed warmth after the winter chill. Students were lazing around the grounds finishing up homework that had to be completed by the next morning or else generally messing around with friends by the lake. Sirius Black and James Potter, however, had spent most of the morning watching the Slytherin Quidditch team practice. Both boys had sat themselves at one of the highest points of the Quidditch pitch in order to oversee the whole of the field below them. They'd each made perfectly sure to dress in clothes of red and gold, including their Gryffindor scarves, gloves and bobble hats, school robes, and ties and, for added affect, knitted red and gold jumpers made by James' mum.

They jeered and laughed as the green and silver clad team began practice, much to the players' annoyance, and continued to do so for the next hour and half. The Slytherin team had only given up due to the fact that one of their beaters, Bole, had aimed a heavy Bludger towards the frustrating Gryffindors only for their Captain, Nott, to fly unexpectedly into its path. A nasty row, an unconscious Keeper and a black eye later, the six players stormed off to the hospital wing, their seventh player being supported between them.

"Are you sure this is a good idea, James?"

"Oh come on Siri, you sound like Remus! It'll be a laugh!"

The two boys had run down from their seats soon after the team had disappeared. James was now charging across the field and came to a halt beside Nott's discarded broomstick. With a look of glee, the hazel eyed boy hopped on it at once and zoomed off around the Quidditch pitch happily.

"Ew! Get off that, it's been touched by a Slytherin!" his long haired friend called with a hint of laughter in his voice.

"Catch me if you can Black!" James yelled back

Sirius, not one to back down from a challenge, grabbed another broom the Slytherins had left carelessly behind and chased after his friend, glad to see him happy after the terrible month he'd had.

It wasn't long before they both grew bored of flying in circles though. As Sirius attempted a loop the loop he heard the bespectacled boy cry out.

"HEY SIRI! DODGE THIS!"

Before he had time to think, a great iron ball came speeding towards him. Sirius ducked just in time as the Bludger flew past his ear.

"WATCH IT, IDIOT! YOU ALMOST TOOK MY HEAD OFF!"

Cackling, James picked up a beaters bat, jumped back on the broom and took off after the flying menace. Sirius could only watch as the two rocketed towards each other until they were barely inches apart. With a loud snap, James belted the beaters bat at the Bludger sending it soaring through one of the goal hoops and out of the Quidditch pitch.

"Oops"

He looked down at the bat which was know split in half and only being held together by a couple of splinters.

"Bloody hell!" Sirius exclaimed, flying up beside his friend. "That was one hell of a smack! Ever thought of being a Beater mate?"

James shook his head as he stared dumbfounded after the Bludger. The two dismounted the stolen brooms in silence and began to sneak out of the Quidditch pitch when a terrified scream broke through the air. The Gryffindors raced back onto Hogwarts grounds just in time to find their borrowed Bludger tormenting a group of second year Hufflepuff girls.

"HELP!" One of them screamed, ducking to avoid the iron ball.

There was a sharp snapping sound. Out of nowhere, a Ravenclaw fifth year darted over to the small crowd carrying a freshly broken tree branch in his right hand. He swung it high over his head before colliding it with the Bludger. The ball hurtled away from the girls only to rocket through the wide open front doors of Hogwarts. The fifth year swore, dropped the branch and legged it back over to his friends.

There was suddenly a great deal more screaming and shouting within the school that spilled outside as student after student took cover from the escaped Bludger. Remus and Peter, who had been making their way outside from the library after completing their Charms essays, hurried over to where James and Sirius stood, stunned, watching the chaos unfold.

"Why do I get the feeling this has something to do with you two?" The paler young boy asked slightly out of breath.

"We didn't mean too…" James replied pitifully.

"We were just messing around" Sirius added

It wasn't long before most of the school had been evacuated onto the fields. The students were asking each other how the Bludger had possibly gotten into the school, James noticed that the remainder of the Slytherin Quidditch team who had joined everyone outside were looking very confused and having another argument between them, and it looked like Bole was being blamed once again. James tapped Sirius on the shoulder and nodded in the direction of the quarrelling pupils still dressed in their team robes. Sirius grinned at his best friend as the two of them, dragging Remus and Peter along, merged into the crowd for cover. After a while Mr Monkey, the flying teacher, came out through the front doors with the Bludger levitated above him. He was followed out by a furious looking Professor McGonagall and a not quite so angry Professor Dumbledore.

"Would anybody like to claim responsibility for setting this pest upon the school?" McGonagall spat at the anxious mass of students.

"Perhaps the Slytherin Quidditch team have something to say" Mr Monkey growled as he noticed the green robed pupils.

Instantly, the six players burst into muddled explanations, most of which pinned the blame on Bole while the beater himself tried desperately to defend himself.

"QUIET!" Dumbledore cried. The Slytherins feel silent. "Mr Bole, as you seem to be the one accused, would you care to explain?"

The scowling sixth year smirked cruelly. "I dunno what happened, Professor. I put both Bludgers away safely before we took Nott up to the Hospital Wing. Maybe it's got something to do with those annoying Gryffindors."

Gryffindor house snarled simultaneously at the hulking boy's accusation. James and Sirius snuck back a little further behind some tall seventh years.

"And what Gryffindors would this be?" Dumbledore asked calmly.

"Uh, one was scrawny with glasses and black hair" Bole grunted "The other was kinda tall with shoulder length dark hair" His large brow furrowed as he thought back. "They both looked like first years. Oh, and they we wearing loads of red and yellow stuff"

The whole school began to search through the crowd for the described boys whilst the two responsible tried to hide anything and everything that would give them away as the culprits. Unfortunately, as James began to tug hurriedly at his jumper to remove it and Sirius threw his bobble hat towards the nearest of his house mates, it wasn't long before every eye in the crowd has come to rest upon the guilty looking pair.

"JAMES POTTER AND SIRIUS BLACK, YOU ARE IN SERIOUS TROUBLE!" Professor McGonagall roared.

The boys immediately froze in the act of stripping their Gryffindor colours. The bespectacled boy gulped noisily and glanced at his best friend who wore a look of horror James was sure matched his own.

"Professor, we… we were just watching the team play, there hasn't been a Quidditch game in a while so we just thought…" The taller of the two stuttered his expatiation, faltering under the glare the transfiguration teacher was casting in their direction.

"He tried to hit us with the Bludger!" James cried in defence, waggling a finger towards the muscular beater.

"I didn't hit it out of the pitch!" Bole argued back, narrowing his eyes with hatred and wincing slightly at his black eye.

"ENOUGH!" Dumbledore bellowed over the bickering students "Mr Potter and Mr Black will report to their head of house immediately to receive their punishments for setting a rogue Bludger upon the school. Also, I am afraid I will have to remove 30 points from Slytherin for their Quidditch teams' carelessness of leaving equipment lying around for minors to find and use. Now, everyone shall return to what they were previously doing. Go on, shoo!" the elder wizard finished with a smile before turning his back on the group and heading back inside.

At his words, the mob of people went their separate ways.

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Five minutes later, both boys to blame for the Bludger attack were stood side by side in front of their Head of House, shifting around guiltily and trying to avoid the piercing glare she was sending their way.

"You were very lucky nobody was hurt" McGonagall said quietly in a calm tone that finally gained the boys attention.

"We really are sorry Professor" James mumbled "We were just having a laugh. I guess I just hit the Bludger a bit too hard when it was coming towards me."

"I sure it was a laugh, Mr Potter" The strict witch replied "But you should not have been on the Quidditch pitch in the first place! Let along riding stolen broomsticks and messing around with dangerous objects such as Bludgers! For your disregard of school rules, you will both receive detention tomorrow night straight after dinner with me. We will meet in my office. For now, you are dismissed."

"Thank you Professor" The students said in unison before quickly exiting the room.

"I think we got off rather lightly" Sirius said coolly as soon as they were out of earshot of their Transfiguration professor "I mean, it's just one lousy detention, I could do that in my sleep!"

"You usually do" James pointed out, grinning.

The pair laughed loudly as they made their way up to Gryffindor toward, ignoring the glares being sent their way by angered pupils. But as they climbed though the portrait hole into the common room, their smirks faded at the sight of a livid looking Lily Evans, who's bright red hair was frizzed in frustration, and a fuming Remus Lupin, who was trying desperately to keep his scarred face looking calm.

"I can't believe you two would be so reckless!" Lily cried, her voice high pitched with anger.

"I can" Remus interjected "However; I can't believe I left you two on your own at the Quidditch pitch!"

"Don't blame yourself Remus, it's these two irresponsible IDIOTS who are the only ones to blame!" the green eyed witch screamed causing many of her fellow house mates to flinch in fear. She stormed up to James and Sirius and slapped them both viciously across the face "And to think, I actually considered giving you a chance James Potter!" She spat before stomping out of the room and off to the library.

"Well, you blew that one mate" Sirius attempted to joke to break the awkward silence that had settled.

"That's not even funny Sirius" the raven haired boy said quietly, trying to disguise the sadness in his voice.

"Hey" The taller boy said softly, clapping an arm around his friends shoulders "She's just a bit peeved, give her some time and you can work your Potter charm on the lovely lady again"

"I hope so mate, I hope so"


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