AN: I OWN NOTHING!
Chapter six: The Confrontation
Sabrina Pov
We all four looked up from the floor to see not only Professor McGonagall, but what must have been half of the train. Including the Marauders at the front, trying (and failing) to muffle their laughter.
"Causing a disturbance, wrestling in the hallway, not to mention shoving several students. Sense you haven't been sorted yet, there will be no punishment, but I should warn you this is not how one would want to be starting Hogwarts." McGonagall rebuked. "Wait, sorted? Oh my gosh she doesn't recognize us."
"Um, professor? What do you mean sorted? I'm a Gryffindor." Lily said with confusion, I looked around to see the other girls all looking the same.
"Lils, she doesn't recognize us." I mumbled.
McGonagall's face was priceless. "Miss Evans?" She whispered, in complete shock. She took a closer look at out faces. "Barton, Sceniak, Sorg?" She had a look of horror on her face. I didn't blame her, for the past five years we had been her best students, I didn't think any of us had ever gotten a detention in our lives, and we exceled in all classes.
The entire hallway went dead silent, looks of disbelief on everyone's faces. It was quite comical really. Last year, any one of would have had the decency to look ashamed. But this wasn't fifth year, even Lily didn't even look bothered. Jay, however, had always gone big.
"Sup' Minnie darling?" She asked with an amused smirk on her face.
Gasps filled the hallway as they realized that it really was us. I just rolled my eyes, "Dramatic much?"
"I'm not sure what as gotten into you girls, but sense your records are clean, I will let it go for now." She said sternly, looking down at us in annoyance. On that note she closed the door and the students slowly dispersed, talking excitedly about what had just happened.
I couldn't take it anymore, a second later we resumed rolling on the ground in laughter, until we were once again interrupted. I looked up to see the Marauders of course.
"Can we help you?" Jay sniffed. I chocked down a giggle, Jay had the stick up Slytherin act to a T.
Potter looked taken aback. "Quite a lovely show you gave us there ladies, but you can leave now." He said, slipping into a smirk. "The nerve of that boy."
"Actually Potter, you guys can leave, this is our compartment, thank you very much." Lily snapped, anger sparking in her eyes. Oh crap.
"No, we have sat in this compartment for the past five years, its ours." Black snapped while pointing to a wall where "Property of the Marauders." was carved into it.
"Well sucks to suck, it's ours now." and for effect Dessah stretched out in a seat and pointed her wand at the wall. 'The Marauders' was crossed out and replaced by 'The Angels'.
"Whoops." Dessah said, an angelic look on her face. Yeah right.
"OK Angels, you've had your taste of glory, but now it's over, though I must say the clothes will be missed." Potter paused to smirk at Lily, letting his eyes go up and down, hopping to get a reaction. Instead, Lily just raised an eyebrow.
"Like what you see Potter."
Before he could retort Jay stood up.
"I'm bored," She began with an annoyed look crossing her face. "get out." And on that note she walked up and shoved Black and Potter out of the door way before slamming it shut and casting a locking charm so they couldn't enter. Again, priceless. With the amount of laughing I had done today I would have a six pack in no time.
"Nice Jay." I commented as I watched the four storm off to find another compartment.
"Was the shoving necessary though?" Dessah chuckled.
"It was if we want to out do the Marauders first prank of the year." Jay smirked while brandishing a piece of parchment in the air. We all gapped at her.
"You beautiful, cunning Slyththerin! I love you!" Lily shrieked as she tackled Jay into a hug.
"I can't believe you got it." Dessah said in amazement.
"Wasn't really hard," Jay shrugged, "it was sticking out of Potter's pocket."
"Doesn't matter how she bloody got it, let's look at it!" I cried. Jay didn't need any encouragement, she unfolded the paper and we all huddled closer to get a look.
"Wow," Lily breathed. "I hate to say it but this is impressive, but it look more like a show thing instead of a prank." I nodded my head in agreement.
"Hey guys?" Dessah drew our attention away from the paper. "Look at this, the spells they have labeled for each person, look at the names.
"Moony, Wormtail, Padfoot, and Prongs?" Jay asked in confusion before understanding crossed her face.
"Of course!" She cried. "Their patronuses are a wolf, dog, rat and a stag. That must be what they stand for."
I remembered the boys bragging about their fully formed patronuses last year while the rest of us were stuck with mist. It made sense.
"To bad we can't do fully formed patronuses yet, we could get some nicknames off of them, keep the teachers off our backs till they figured it out." Lily mussed .
"Actually, I wanted to talk to you guys about that." Dessah said nervously.
"What is it?" I asked, worried, Dessah was never nervous.
"Well, I was thinking, we're in way over our heads here. It's common sense that the Marauders have some means of escape, though no ones sure what it is. How the heck are we supposed to be exploring places like the forbidden forest and such,after hours without getting caught? We need a back up, like a disguise."
"I'm not seeing what this has to do with patronuses and nicknames, though I do agree." Jay spoke up. But it appeared Lily had caught on some how.
"Oh my gosh, Dessah, are you suggesting we become animangi?" Lily hissed in shock. I felt my insides freeze as the idea sank in, I then jumped up, shut all the curtains, and cast a silencing charm so we couldn't be heard.
Dessah rushed to explain herself. "Listen girls, it was just a idea, but I was thinking maybe if we worked really hard on the train, like took it one person at a time, we could each be able to transform. But it will take a lot of work, and it's illegal."
We all looked at each other as we went through the pros and cons. It would be helpful… I looked at Lily and Jay, we knew out answer.
"So, what's first?"
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We had spent the past hour at work, spending twenty-five minutes per person, I just hoped it was enough.
"OK girls, we have 45 minutes till we arrive, that gives us fifteen two transform and thirty to plan how we're going to foil the Marauder's plan." Lily informed us.
"Alright, I'll go first, since it was my idea." Dessah decided.
"Now are we sure we want to do this guys? About a hundred things could go wrong, and if we're caught, it's five years in Azkaban Prison."
Dessah took a deep breath, "Let's do this."
We all backed up to give her room, and watched as she began to shift.
NO ONE'S POV
The girls watched in utter fascination as their friend slowly began to hunch over and shrink until she was no more. A gasp filled the room. In Dessah's place was a little White Faced Capuchin monkey
"Awwweee!" Sabrina shrieked as she trough her arms around her furry friend. "You're so cute I could just eat you up!" The monkey gave her a look that said 'Really?'
"Hmmm…I dub thee…oh I don't know! You're to human to name!" Jay groaned.
"How about tails?" Lily suggested. The girls all looked at her and the Dessah gave a whimper of protest.
"Well, I don't see you to coming up with anything." Lily defended.
"She has a point." Sabrina declared.
"Oh fine," Jay groaned. "I dub thee tails."
Tails let out a mournful wail before shifting back.
"I'm a monkey!" Dessah spat out. "A monkey! That's my inner animal!?"
"Well, monkeys are smart and motherly, so it kinda makes sense." Lily offered. Dessah scowled.
"OK, I'll go next." Sabrina cut in before the conversation got out of hand.
Before anyone could move, she shifted, and before them stood a horse.
"Why doesn't this surprise me one bit?" Jay groaned out loud. In respones, the horse nuzzled her face.
"Horses are happy and sociable animals, so it actually fits quite well." Dessah informed Jay, who was trying to get Brina off of her.
"Well," Lily began with a thoughtful look. "I think you should be hooves. It's short and easy to say. Hooves gave a loud whinny in response causing the girls to cover their ears.
Sabrina shifted back in a good mood.
"That was bloody terrific!"
Jay just glared. "I really hate you right now hooves. But I wanna take a turn before I kill Brina, so I'll go next."
"Five galleons says you're a snake!" Brina shrieked as she bounced over to her seat. Jay just rolled her eyes before shifting.
"Oh."
"My."
"Gosh."
The three girls could only stare in shock at their friend. Before bursting into uncontrollable laughter. Because, Jay hadn't morphed into a snake, she wasn't that lucky. No. Jay was a kitten. Not a cat, a kitten. A cute, fluffy, black kitten.
It only took five seconds for the girls to burst into uncontrollable laughter.
"Holy crap! This is awesome! Where's the effin' camera? You're a freaking kitten!" Dessah crowed as she took out her phone to take pictures.
"Oh my gosh you are the cutest thing ever! You should never shift back!" Lily cried before scooping Jay up in her arms and attempting to commit murder via hug.
Brina on the other hand had fallen out of her seat, unable to control herself.
Jay lept out of Lily's arms and backed into a corner, hissing and arching her back as her hair stood on however, made the cute effect even worse.
"Eeeeppp! There are so many names for you! Like Whiskers, Fluffy, Hissy." How are we going to decided?" Brina screamed in distraught. The kitten gave Lily a look that said. "End me now, I beg you." Lily and Dessah could only laugh once again.
"Well, I think we should call you…." A grin slipped onto her face as she watched Brina screw her eyes shut and cross her finger, repeatedly chanting Fluffy. In retaliation, Jay jumped into the girls lap and stretched, slowly extending her claws out in pleasure, well, not to Brina's.
"Oi! Watch it!"
Now it was Jay's turn to laugh, doubling over and letting a weird wheezing sound.
"How about claws?" Dessah laughed, as she watched Brina rubbing her injured leg.
"Nah, that's to…tough for a kitten, what about Paws?" Lily suggested, as she took note of the kitten's green paws. "Must be her hair die." She mussed to herself.
"Now shift back Pawsie dear." Brina smirked.
Jay didn't need to be told twice, She was back in an instant, seething in anger.
"I'm a freaking cat!?" She screeched.
"Actually you're a kitten, and black cats are known for sneakiness and being fierce. Also rumored for being bad omens, and cats of the ancient wild." Dessah recited from the top of hr head. Jay could only stare.
"Oi, Tails?"
"Yeah?"
"Shut up and let Lily shift."
"Yes Ma'm."
Lily and Jay switched places, and by the time Jay sat down Lily had already transformed. A wave of Laughter and tears following.
"I knew-gasp-that you and James-gasp-were said to be-gasp- perfect for each other-gasp- but this is just to much!" Dessah cried as she leaned on a sobbing Jay for support.
Brina didn't take it as well. She was on the floor vibrating and kicking her legs.
"Oh my gosh, Lils, you broke Hooves!" Jay said in amazement.
Lily leaned her head down to nudge the shaking girl, who in turn just screamed.
"The Prongs family!" Before she began pounding the floor with her fist and cackling madly.
"Oh my gosh! Jay! Go get Lupin! He's the best at healing spells!" Dessah cried, concern covering her face. Jay sprinted out of the compartment, screaming for Lupin as she ran.
Dessah and Lily looked down at the girl in fear, as she began laughing even harder than before.
"Well, all we can do is wait," Dessah said as she turned to look the doe in the eyes. Who in turn through her head up in exasperation.
"Well, I supposed you need a name. I'm trying to decide between Soft Ears and Bambi." Dessah informed as she tried to block out her friends shrieks.
The doe looked like she was attempting a smile at the later.
"OK, by the power vested in me, I declar thee Bambi." Dessah laughed, as Lily shifted back, and just in time, because Jay and the Marauders burst through the door.
"What the heck is wrong with her!" Peter shrieked in horror. Sadly, the sight of James just managed to make it even worse.
"Whens-cough-the wedding-Wheeze-Bambi?" She got out collapsing once again.
Jay and the boys looked at the girls (well, the sane ones.) in confusion, until understanding dawned on Jay's face.
"Well can you fix her? Because I need the girl in one piece." Jay snapped as she turned to Lupin, who got to work in an instant, setting her on a bench and shining a light in her eyes.
"How many fingers?" He asked.
"Three, one fore Bambi, one for Loverboy, and one for their baby! Wait! I want to be the godmother!" Brina wailed and launched herself at Lily.
"Baammmbiii! I wanna be the godmother! I'm the godmother right?" She sobbed as she shook Lily by the shoulders.
"What the heck!" Black screeched in confusion as Lupin attempted to pry Sabrina off of Lily.
Lupin held her down in her seat and cast a silencing spell on her. The others let out of sigh of relief as silence washed over them.
"Well, the good new, she should come down soon. The bad news is that she has level One insanity." Lupin informed the others.
"Well we knew that all ready," Jay groaned. "How much longer?"
"Maybe fifteen to twenty minutes?" Lupin guessed as he looked at the girl in amusement.
Jay just groaned before storming up to Brina and getting in her face.
"Oi! Hooves! Snap out of it!" And she ended her sentence by slapping the girl across the face.
The effect was immediate, Brina looked around in confusion. And jay lefted the silencing spell off of her
"Hey guys why are they here? And why does my face hurt?" She asked on confusion. The others just gaped at her.
"I'm just done." Jay declared as she fell backwards into a seat.
Lily turned to the shocked boys.
Thank you Lupin, we really appreciate it. We can take it from here." And with that the boys left the compartment, dazed expressions on their faces.
Brina giggled, "What's their problem?"
Dessah just face palmed.
"OK, enough theatrics, we have a prank to plan!" Lily laughed. And with that the girls finished their train ride in peace, planning their first move.