Alrightly roo, chapter three is here! There is a lot of italics on this chapter, but it is made up of some spectacular truths! Oh, and a few dares! Thank you to WarriorWitch13 and remusdora for reviewing the last chapter! Hope everyone enjoys this one too!
CHAPTER THREE!
Lily groaned. Trust James to pick her! Still, they were married, maybe he'd go easy on her…
Dare. - Lily Potter/Evans
Go and shout Dumbledore about how rubbish he was as a headmaster. - James Potter
Or maybe not.
But, Dumbledore was brilliant, you can't deny it! - Lily Potter/Evans
Yeah, well, you were golden girl, weren't you? For the rest of us it was all stuff like, don't go in the forbidden forest, oh no, change of plan, go in for detention in the middle of winter, at night! - Sirius Black
Sirius, I wouldn't antagonise Lily, if I were you, she's choosing who goes next, after all. - Remus Lupin
Damn, I forgot! - Sirius Black
Obviously. - Remus Lupin
Anyway, Lily, don't you need to be telling Dumbledore something? - Marlene McKinnon
Oh, fine. One question, is he still near Mad-Eye? - Lily Potter/Evans
Nope, so I don't think we'll get to see you being turned into an animal. I'm upset! - Fred Weasley
Er, animal? - Lily Potter/Evans
Yeah, Mad-Eye has a reputation for turning people into animals if they do something he disapproves of! Anyway, good luck! - Dora Lupin/Tonks
Lily rose from where she was perched, then dragged her feet, one by one, towards where Dumbledore was now stood alone.
"Hello, Albus." Lily said timidly. Dumbledore smiled warmly, making Lily feel slightly guilty.
"Hello Lily, how are you today?" Lily closed her eyes for a moment, then opened them and forced herself to get the process over and done with.
"Well, I'm not well, actually."
"Oh?"
"Yes, and it's because of you." Lily felt herself heating up, by Dumbledore's smile was still there. "Well, I just was reminiscing about our Hogwarts days and it occurred to me just how dangerous Hogwarts is! I mean, people wandered around at night and were never really punished for it! And then, after my Hogwarts days all the things Sirius and Remus have told me about what Harry got up to! I mean, he and his friends kept running into Voldemort and you giving him the invisibility cloak was practically inviting him to go and find out what was on this forbidden third floor. Or hiring that Umbridge woman as a teacher, I mean, could you not tell what she was doing was wrong? Making MY son right in a blood quill, for example, or you ignoring Harry altogether. You said you had your reasons but quite frankly all he needed was support." Lily turned on her heel and went back to everyone else, who were all looking at her astonished.
"What?"
"No offence, Lily, but you look like you found that quite easy." Sirius said smirking.
"Oh, by the way," James said, he too having a smirk on his face, "The dare was how appalling a headmaster he was, and you didn't say the word headmaster once!" Lily backed through her memory and gasped.
"Yeah, well, I've insulted the greatest wizard of all time so if you could all shut up, so I can take my revenge." Everyone except Sirius and James (who Lily was not allowed to dare because of the rules) gulped. Sirius was just looking smug. Well, thought Lily, he wouldn't be so happy in a moment.
Sirius, truth or dare? - Lily Potter/Evans
I'd be lying if I said I hadn't seen that one coming. - Regulus Black
Well, dare, should you even ask? - Sirius Black
I thought I'd be nice and give you a choice. - Lily Potter/Evans
Yippee! - Sirius Black
Oh great, he's gone weird again. - Dora Lupin/Tonks
I know, there was I thinking Azkaban had sent him sane. - Remus Lupin
OI, stop picking on me! And Lily, shouldn't you be daring me something? - Sirius Black
Right you are, Sirius! So, I dare you to talk in Cockney rhyming slang for the rest of the day. - Lily Potter/Evans
Great, now we've got to put up with him being more annoying than usual for the rest of the day, thanks Lily. - Marlene McKinnon
Was that sarcasm detected McKinnon? - Regulus Black
No, whatever gave you that idea? - Marlene McKinnon
Well, at least we're not cut and carried, Marls. - Sirius Black
What? - Marlene McKinnon
It's cockney for married, I think he's implying you'd find him more annoying if you were married or maybe just that you'd have gotten used to it by now. - Dora Lupin/Tonks
Right, well Sirius, you'll need to work on this a bit, that wasn't very east end like was it? - Lily Potter/Evans.
Fine, I'll work on it while I go and get some pig and roast with a tumble down the sink. - Sirius Black
Lily, please change this dare, there's only so much I can put up with, and I'm talking about him over there. By the way, what was he actually on about just then?- Fred Weasley
Well, I suppose I could change it to until lunch, oh, and he can take leave when asking someone else, but by lunch I mean one O'clock. - Lily Potter/Evans
If that's the best we're going to get then I'll agree with you, oh and Fred, he meant he was getting some toast and a drink. - James Potter
You know, I'm convinced this man is a hobbit! - Remus Lupin
A what? - Marlene McKinnon
Don't worry, it's a muggle thing. Basically Remus means that Sirius eats a lot! - Lily Potter/Evans
Sirius, shouldn't you be daring someone? - Regulus Black
Tar, bruv, so, hmm, Tonks, no one's picked on ya yet, what will it be? - Sirius Black
Merlin's sake, Sirius, Lily said you can speak normally when daring someone! Oh, and truth, I don't fancy taking on your wrath anytime soon! - Dora Lupin/Tonks
Fine, be like that. Your truth is going to be to tell me what happened when you and Remus were on that mission for the order, because you both came back really awkward and wouldn't look each other in the eye. The only time I'm like that with someone is when we've slept together and don't want to continue seeing each other. - Sirius Black
Has anyone told you you're a bit mean, Sirius? - Dora Lupin/Tonks
Nah, why's that, my dear baker's dozen? - Sirius Black
Well, I'm telling you. - Dora Lupin/Tonks
We can deal with Sirius later, do tell Tonks, we're dying to know! - Regulus Black
Considering everyone here is already dead… - Remus Lupin
Figure of speech, we're all extremely curious. - Regulus Black
Apart from Remus who has gone red. - Lily Potter/Evans
Aha, I was right, something 'appened. Hang on one sec, Evans, are you insinuating my little baby cuz and one of my best china plate's have - have - done things I don't like the sound of. - Sirius Black
Well, considering you're the one who asked them to spill the beans then you've been a bit of a prat, haven't you! - Marlene McKinnon
And also them being married and having a son, how do YOU think that happened, Sirius? - James Potter
Shut your gob, Potter. Now, come on Tonks, no dilly dallying. - Sirius Black
I wasn't, I just couldn't get a word in edgeways! - Dora Lupin/Tonks
Oh. - Sirius Black
Well, we had to go and see if Avery was in his old home, this was after all those Death Eaters had just escaped from Azkaban. Well, we got talking and I said how despite them being all worthless pieces of crap, you had to admire the Death Eaters who'd escaped. They must be really clever, but then Remus pointed out that you had escaped. I said how this was true and then, we, er, well…-Dora Lupin/Tonks
You WHAT? You were talking about me and then you, you, moved on to other things, is this what I'm getting from you?- Sirius Black
No, Sirius, you'd find out if you let her finish. - Remus Lupin
Ah, Moony's come out of hiding, has he? - James Potter
James, stop teasing him, do continue, Tonks. - Lily Potter/Evans
Well, I trailed off because I don't want to make Sirius' ego bigger than it already is- Dora Lupin/Tonks
HEY!- Sirius Black
ANYWAY, I just mentioned that I thought Sirius was still quite good looking. - Dora Lupin/Tonks
Aw, I didn't know you felt that way! Hang on, we're related! Remus, your trouble and strife is scaring me with her impure thoughts! - Sirius Black
Shut up, you doughnut, you know that's not what I was saying! I just meant that if you compared you to someone like Bellatrix Lestrange, you could see who Azkaban had taken it's toll on. Well, Remus thought I fancied you so he became a little irritated, causing me to tell him that it wasn't Sirius and if he stopped being so moppy he'd know exactly who I liked. - Dora Lupin/Tonks
Aw, that's quite sweet! - Marlene McKinnon
It would be if he hadn't rejected me. - Dora Lupin/Tonks
MOONY! How dare you reject my cousin? - Sirius Black
Erm, Sirius, have you forgotten about your cockney dare? - Fred Weasley
'Course not, I just became very emotional listenin' to Tonks' weep and wail. - Sirius Black
Hey, it wasn't that bad! - Dora Lupin/Tonks
Weep and wail, also known as tale. - Sirius Black
I'm sorry, I thought you were dared to speak like a cockney, not turn into Remus. - Marlene McKinnon
I resent that! - Remus Lupin
Moving swiftly on, Remus, truth or dare? - Dora Lupin/Tonks
What? Why me? - Remus Lupin
You're a participant in this game, aren't you?- Dora Lupin/Tonks
Yes, but being your husband…-Remus Lupin
Gave you a false sense of security? Think about what James made me do?- Lily Potter/Evans
Thank you, Lily. Now, Remus, answer the question please. - Dora Lupin/Tonks
Fine, dare. - Remus Lupin
Okay, so, you see Emmeline over there? - Dora Lupin/Tonks
Yeah, what does that have to do with anything? - Remus Lupin
Well, I dare you to go up to her, and please be serious whilst doing this, an tell her how you've lost your voice and will she go on a quest with you to find it. - Dora Lupin/Tonks
She'll think I'm a real idiot though! - Remus Lupin
Excuse me, what about what we've had to do? - Marlene McKinnon
Yeah, stop being a wimp, Remus! - Fred Weasley
Fine, but I will get you back, Dora. - Remus Lupin
Remus headed over to where Emmeline was, thinking about how out of all of the things he'd ever had to do, this was the most stupid yet. Still, he knew how to get his wife back. Oh yes.
"Hi Emmeline." Remus said once he had reached the witch. Emmeline smiled, she'd always found Remus the nicest in that group, nicer than the Blacks or Fred Weasley, anyway. However, she didn't realise what Remus had been asked to do, so his reputation for being the most mature of the group was about to be torn to shreds and left on the floor.
"The thing is, and it's really, really awkward. But, I kind of need your help."
"What's wrong?" Emmeline asked, puzzled.
"Well, I need help to find my, well, it's just that I need help because I've lost my voice and someone needs to help me look for it." He said all of this very fast. Not fast enough though, as Emmeline was now looking at him with an expression Remus could only describe as patronising. The way someone might look at a small child when they'd said something everyone knew to be a lie. Yeah, well, he probably deserved that look.
"Well, Remus, as much as I'd love to help you look for your, um, voice, I'm afraid I'm going to be over there with Dorcas and Amelia, we've had a little get together planned for a while. Why don't you ask your wife, or Lily?" Remus shook his head.
"They think I'm being stupid, the only person who'll take me seriously is you!" Remus could have sworn he'd heard Tonks and Sirius both laughing, but chose not to turn around. He might loose his focus.
"Tell you what," Emmeline said, still patronising him slightly, "How about you start the search, and if you haven't found what you're looking for in five hours then we'll both go and look, alright?" Remus nodded and dashed as quickly as he could back to the group, pointedly sitting next to Marlene instead of Tonks, who smirked.
"Well, whoever's turn it is in five hours, you know what to dare Remus." She said, her voice sounding as though she was trying very hard not to laugh. Remus scowled at her before looking around and taking out the small device. He was going to get back at Sirius for that truth he'd given Tonks, even if it was the last thing he did…
