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Chapter 3
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WooW! I finally got some reviews and they made me happeh! Therefore I update for you! Keep reading and reviewing and I'll keep writing. >^^< Many thanks to my beta as well^^
PS: My beta says hi.
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The marauders awoke to the first day of term well rested and ready to learn… Well, three of the four were well rested. Sirius had found sleep a flighty temptress, and of the other remaining three only Remus woke ready to learn. So that was the way they ventured to the Great Hall. Nearly-Headless Nick greeted them at the table, looking downright mournful. Something about Peeves the Poltergeist still being able to consume food had gotten him down. And Peeves was of course not helping matters by flying around the table showing half-chewed kippers to the disgusted student body.
They were handed their class schedules. All of them had passed their exams with high marks the year before and had been allowed into the classes they had wanted.
“Alright, guys. Mooney has three weeks to full-moon. I heard McGonagall talking to Professor Binns last night. The astronomy tower‘s free tonight- the classes won‘t start gazing until… well, the full moon. So we can go there to practice our ‘you-know-what’s’,” James said during their break between Potions and Care of Magical Creatures. The others nodded their consent, though, of course, Mooney reminded them that they didn’t have to do this from him. They replied with rude stares and assurances that he should shut his trap.
As James and Sirius walked to Care of Magical Creatures together, having ditched Peter and lost Remus as he told off some first years, the same argument broke out again. “Just tell them, Sirius. Tonight. That way it‘ll be over with and we can go back to being friends that hide nothing from each other. The marauders are brothers- real brothers. They won‘t care,” he broke off in time to see his mate look away.
When Sirius spoke his voice was deep and hoarse, very un-Sirius-like. “But what if they DO care, James? Then what will we be? Not the marauders anymore. The gang could break up because I‘m a freak.” He took a short breath, willing his emotions back under his control. The rest of the students were gathering on the grounds outside the Forbidden Forest, between greenhouse three and Hagrid, the gamekeeper.
James bristled when Sirius called himself a freak, but kept from saying anything in fear of slipping up in front of the rest of the class. Their conversation died away as the class turned it’s attention to the pixies they were studying.
…
“Free at last!” Black cried, throwing himself on a vacant couch in the Gryffindor common room. He laid his head against one end and spread his legs out across the other cushions. James took a high wing-backed chair by the fire, Peter a similar one and Lupin, left with no place else, shoved Sirius’ legs off the couch and settled himself in. Less than a moment later, Sirius shoved his legs onto Lupin’s lap.
“Always got to have the best, haven‘t you Black?” Lupin asked in a rather snarky tone, glancing down at his friend’s feet which were resting one the arm of the couch right by his nose. Peter and James laughed, Black only shrugged and retrieved his homework from the bag beside him. Transfiguration was easily his best subject, considering all the marauder’s recent meddling in it. Of course, Peter was not at all up to James and Sirius in his school work, and none of them matched Lupin in sheer brain power.
Time seemed to drag during dinner for Black and Potter- they were so looking forward to delving into the darker sides of transfiguration. And again in the common room time dragged slowly as each Gryffindor meandered slowly to their dormitories. James had his invisibility cloak already tucked up under his robes, and Lupin had in his hand a piece of parchment that, although appearing blank at first glance, was actually a tentative map of the castle. The book was stashed up Black’s sleeve.
“Finally!” the muscular, handsome marauder whispered when at last Lilly and her friend exited the common room for the girl’s dormitories. James was still staring up the stairs rather longingly, and that had not escaped the notice of the other three standing up.
“Ja-a-ames!” Sirius said, his face mere inches away from the other’s face.
“Wha-oh. Yeah, let‘s go.” Finally he stood, threw the cloak over the four of them (no easy task), and happened to miss Sirius’ rolling eyes.
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An explosion of light flashed from the windows of the Astronomy tower and the four young marauders blinked back the accompanying momentary blindness. James groaned, picking himself up off the floor. “What‘d I do wrong that time, Mooney?” he grumbled, rubbing the elbow he had smacked on the hardwood floor. Sirius dusted off bits of rubble from James’ robes and glanced towards the werewolf.
Remus gingerly flipped through the strange green book for a moment before nodding. “You need to fix your mind on the outcome. Imagine yourself as your familiar. And Sirius, you keep getting thrown back because you won‘t accept that your familiar isn‘t a giant bloody dragon! It‘s a dog- a dog Sirius!” Lupin rolled his eyes and snapped the book shut, fixing Black with a rather annoyed look.
“Well you‘d want your familiar changed too if you had to turn into a flaming mongrel!” Black replied cheekily, nursing his wounded pride. James smiled at the exchange- they’d had it many times before.
“Oh, right! Because becoming a damned werewolf is MUCH better than being a dog!” Lupin scoffed, annoyed yet again at his friend’s insensitivity. At least he HAD a choice about when and how he changed form. At least He maintained some sense of self and didn’t feel like a murdered every full moon. He was close to voicing his feelings when Sirius said, “I‘m sorry, Mooney. I know this is hard for you. We‘ll just have to be fleabags together, eh?” Remus blinked in astonishment- understanding and compassion were not Sirius Black’s strong points. The other two marauders looked on in silence. Perhaps they were sensing a change in the air.
WooW! I finally got some reviews and they made me happeh! Therefore I update for you! Keep reading and reviewing and I'll keep writing. >^^< Many thanks to my beta as well^^
PS: My beta says hi.
*~*~*~*~*~*~
The marauders awoke to the first day of term well rested and ready to learn… Well, three of the four were well rested. Sirius had found sleep a flighty temptress, and of the other remaining three only Remus woke ready to learn. So that was the way they ventured to the Great Hall. Nearly-Headless Nick greeted them at the table, looking downright mournful. Something about Peeves the Poltergeist still being able to consume food had gotten him down. And Peeves was of course not helping matters by flying around the table showing half-chewed kippers to the disgusted student body.
They were handed their class schedules. All of them had passed their exams with high marks the year before and had been allowed into the classes they had wanted.
“Alright, guys. Mooney has three weeks to full-moon. I heard McGonagall talking to Professor Binns last night. The astronomy tower‘s free tonight- the classes won‘t start gazing until… well, the full moon. So we can go there to practice our ‘you-know-what’s’,” James said during their break between Potions and Care of Magical Creatures. The others nodded their consent, though, of course, Mooney reminded them that they didn’t have to do this from him. They replied with rude stares and assurances that he should shut his trap.
As James and Sirius walked to Care of Magical Creatures together, having ditched Peter and lost Remus as he told off some first years, the same argument broke out again. “Just tell them, Sirius. Tonight. That way it‘ll be over with and we can go back to being friends that hide nothing from each other. The marauders are brothers- real brothers. They won‘t care,” he broke off in time to see his mate look away.
When Sirius spoke his voice was deep and hoarse, very un-Sirius-like. “But what if they DO care, James? Then what will we be? Not the marauders anymore. The gang could break up because I‘m a freak.” He took a short breath, willing his emotions back under his control. The rest of the students were gathering on the grounds outside the Forbidden Forest, between greenhouse three and Hagrid, the gamekeeper.
James bristled when Sirius called himself a freak, but kept from saying anything in fear of slipping up in front of the rest of the class. Their conversation died away as the class turned it’s attention to the pixies they were studying.
…
“Free at last!” Black cried, throwing himself on a vacant couch in the Gryffindor common room. He laid his head against one end and spread his legs out across the other cushions. James took a high wing-backed chair by the fire, Peter a similar one and Lupin, left with no place else, shoved Sirius’ legs off the couch and settled himself in. Less than a moment later, Sirius shoved his legs onto Lupin’s lap.
“Always got to have the best, haven‘t you Black?” Lupin asked in a rather snarky tone, glancing down at his friend’s feet which were resting one the arm of the couch right by his nose. Peter and James laughed, Black only shrugged and retrieved his homework from the bag beside him. Transfiguration was easily his best subject, considering all the marauder’s recent meddling in it. Of course, Peter was not at all up to James and Sirius in his school work, and none of them matched Lupin in sheer brain power.
Time seemed to drag during dinner for Black and Potter- they were so looking forward to delving into the darker sides of transfiguration. And again in the common room time dragged slowly as each Gryffindor meandered slowly to their dormitories. James had his invisibility cloak already tucked up under his robes, and Lupin had in his hand a piece of parchment that, although appearing blank at first glance, was actually a tentative map of the castle. The book was stashed up Black’s sleeve.
“Finally!” the muscular, handsome marauder whispered when at last Lilly and her friend exited the common room for the girl’s dormitories. James was still staring up the stairs rather longingly, and that had not escaped the notice of the other three standing up.
“Ja-a-ames!” Sirius said, his face mere inches away from the other’s face.
“Wha-oh. Yeah, let‘s go.” Finally he stood, threw the cloak over the four of them (no easy task), and happened to miss Sirius’ rolling eyes.
…
An explosion of light flashed from the windows of the Astronomy tower and the four young marauders blinked back the accompanying momentary blindness. James groaned, picking himself up off the floor. “What‘d I do wrong that time, Mooney?” he grumbled, rubbing the elbow he had smacked on the hardwood floor. Sirius dusted off bits of rubble from James’ robes and glanced towards the werewolf.
Remus gingerly flipped through the strange green book for a moment before nodding. “You need to fix your mind on the outcome. Imagine yourself as your familiar. And Sirius, you keep getting thrown back because you won‘t accept that your familiar isn‘t a giant bloody dragon! It‘s a dog- a dog Sirius!” Lupin rolled his eyes and snapped the book shut, fixing Black with a rather annoyed look.
“Well you‘d want your familiar changed too if you had to turn into a flaming mongrel!” Black replied cheekily, nursing his wounded pride. James smiled at the exchange- they’d had it many times before.
“Oh, right! Because becoming a damned werewolf is MUCH better than being a dog!” Lupin scoffed, annoyed yet again at his friend’s insensitivity. At least he HAD a choice about when and how he changed form. At least He maintained some sense of self and didn’t feel like a murdered every full moon. He was close to voicing his feelings when Sirius said, “I‘m sorry, Mooney. I know this is hard for you. We‘ll just have to be fleabags together, eh?” Remus blinked in astonishment- understanding and compassion were not Sirius Black’s strong points. The other two marauders looked on in silence. Perhaps they were sensing a change in the air.