The young Marauders and the Golden Trio
Chapter5: The Lamp and the cellar
~Remus~
It was almost twelve o'clock and we were still sitting Mrs Rowling kitchen waiting for her to come back, we drank all our tea except for Sirius who had his head on the table giving deep sighs now and again, James was playing with his old puzzle box he got at first year and still he never got it right, while I was reading the newspaper which had been lying on the on the kitchen worktop, there wasn't anything interesting in just crimes, shop advertisement, the latest gossip and the early full moon which made me sick to the stomach,
"Hey moon" said James "are you finished reading that paper and I will give you my puzzle box see that you can work it out."
A few minutes later James had finished reading and I had just finished James puzzle box
"Wow!, how did you that" James looked amazed as he looked at the puzzle box I had completed,
"Well" I said blushing to my ears "it wasn't easy"
Sirius suddenly shot up from his seat, eyes blazing with fury and he said in deep voice that made my bones shiver,
"Now you are done reading newspapers and playing with puzzle boxes let's do something interesting"
"Like what Padfoot" asked James in a small whisper.
"Like let explore this dump, there has to be something we can do around here."
"But Mrs Rowling could be back any minute" I reminded him.
"Look at the time wolf-boy she has been gone for over an hour now"
"And she did say the mechanic was only a few blocks away" James said it as if he was talking to himself "I'm getting rather worried"
"Well then" said Sirius proudly "let not stay here, let's go and find her" with that he raced out the front door out in the open wind which swept through his hair, Its going to be a fearsome wind tonight.
"Wait Sirius!" I shouted "you have no idea where you're going"
"It's only a small village how long can it take to find someone at this place" with that he dashed off down the empty street.
"Sirius!" screamed James "I better go after him" turning to me "could you stay here and look after the house in case Mrs Rowling shows up?"
"Anything for you my friend" I replied cheerfully.
"Thanks Moony" he smiled and patted me hard on the back then he rushed off to catch up with Sirius.
I was alone.
In a strangers house.
I could hear the wind outside, I have to admit I was rather scarred in the dark hallway so I went in the living room and switched on an old lamp sitting on an ancient wooden cabinet. The lamp emitted a glow that hurt my eyes, then I suddenly felt a wave, a warm wind, across me, like some supernatural force was now present in this room what could it mean? Then I heard I knock on the door, I must have freaked out because I got to the door in 3 seconds or less and there stood a girl with her hair as red as fire and eyes that shone similar to emeralds.
"Lily" I gasped then suddenly everything turned black I felt as if I had fallen though the earth.
I slowly opened my eyes and rubbed them then everything came clearer.
"Remus" said a soft voice somewhere above me. I took my hands away from my face as Lily Evens came to few "Oh god Remie" and she took my hand in her own, her hands were warm soft like an angels "I was so worried Rem you just fainted at my feet I was so scarred I didn't know what to do Severus has gone to find Sirius and James" she spoke too quickly for my liking but I managed to keep up "What are you guys doing here anyway? I know Black and Potter are here because we saw then run out off this house but you didn't leave, tell what's going on Remus!"
I told her everything that had happened so far up to when we all decided to go to Blackpool till the lamp instant and I was recovering my strength back little by little as we talked but suddenly the door burst open, James and Sirus looked like they had run a maathon with the sweat on their foreheads and the heavy panting that came from them they might as well be dogs (well Sirius is a dog but you know what I mean.)
"Moony!" Gasped Sirius likes a mother whose son came out of car crash and ran up to me and took my hands and spoke dramatically "Are you ok? Oh I ran as fast as could when Snivellus told me you fainted I felt like my heart would stop with yours" ,
"I'm fine Padfoot Lily was taking care of me"
"Lily Evens!" cried James "Where? Where is my little morning light that I see every time the dark night drowns me with its loneliness"
"I'm right hear you twit" scrolled Lily who was actually sitting next to me on the sofa,
"Oh... Hi Evens...so...what you doing hear"
"None of you business" she glared
"Ok"
"Where is Snape?" I asked
"What" asked Sirus and James?
"You said he came to get you so where is he?"
"Oh...yes" said Sirius "I told him that in the cellar there was books on cures that look interesting, so he went though this side door that lead to the cellar...and I locked him in"
"Why did you did that?" asked me Lily together
"For fun, what else?"
"You are so stupid!" screamed Lily "come on! We are getting him out NOW!"
We found our way to the cellar, it was massive you could have a party in here if you dusted off the silver cobwebs which hung from the ceiling and the piles of box's around every corner and the long nose boy with long black hair was in the middle of the room didn't help at all
it was Snape sitting on floor looking down on a game of Snakes and ladders