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Chapter 4-Discoveries and Injuries
It was dinnertime in the Great Hall. Everyone was eating and chatting. Mostly the chatting was about this first days classes. Remus, Peter, and Alex were busily discussing the Ways of the Wenis, as Alex called it. Apparently your wenis was the little flab on your elbow. Remus didn’t seem to take so much part in this conversation. I rolled my eyes at their ridiculous conversation. At the beginning of dinner, James, Sirius, and I had been shouting incoherent things at Liz and Kat about Quidditch, until Dumbledore came over and told us to be quiet, and save the discussion until after dinner. So now James, Sirius and I were discussing who we would allow into the Quidditch team this year, since two of the Gryffindor players were 7th years last year, and have now left Hogwarts.
“Ok so we have the Seeker position filled of course.” James said casting me a look, I smiled satisfyingly. “And obviously I am going to continue being Chaser, and Sirius?” He said looking over at Sirius.
“Beater!” Sirius sang, “I wouldn’t mind having me versus Liz, just don’t tell her I said that!” He finished quickly. Liz was a Beater on the Ravenclaw team, as well as Kat. Which actually surprised me, since Kat was prone to accidents, and well kindness. And being a Beater, wasn’t really a nice job. Not saying Kat wasn’t good, but once you get to know her, you cant picture her flinging a Bludger at someone with her club.
“So now that leaves us with Heather Flaten, our other Chaser, then we only have one to fill. We have the other Beater slot to fill, and then we have to find another Keeper. And the best Seeker I might add.” James continued. Alex and Peter were busy discussing Michael Jackson still. What was is with Alex and that guy? Remus had his hand precariously placed under his chin, staring blankly in the distance. I followed his gaze, and realized that he was staring at Kat. Time to work my magic for the second time today.
“So Remus?” I said, turning away from James and Sirius, who were still talking about when to hold Quidditch Tryouts, since the first game was Gryffindor vs. Ravenclaw on the Eleventh of October. “I noticed you staring into the distance, and when I followed your gaze, it wasn’t the distance at all, but…my best friend Kat, perhaps?” I said, smiling evilly and raising my eyebrows. Remus caught my eyes, or maybe my eyebrows. “Look I know you like her! So just take her to the library, talk to her for a while, and then you guys will be together in no time!” I gave him on of my classic smiles. He stared at me for a moment, before letting out a long sigh.
“Maybe you’re right…..” He muttered softly.
“And what is our dearest Gabby right about Moony?” Sirius and James had now appeared at Remus’ sides. James directly across from me, and Sirius on Remus’ other side.
“Oh nothing that needs to concern the two of you.” Remus said confidently. He grabbed his books, and stood up. “See you later, Gabby. Padfoot. Prongs.” He walked over to the Ravenclaw Table. I watched him talk to Kat for a few moments before they both walked out. Hopefully he followed my advice. At the next second, Liz came running over.
“Gabby, are you working your magic again?” Liz said quickly, sitting down next to Sirius. Some of the other Gryffindors gave her looks, but she just shrugged them off. Sirius stretched his arm and draped it around Liz’s shoulder.
“Yes I am!” I said waggling my eyebrows. “I saw Remus staring at Kat, and I told him to take her to the library and tell her how he feels. Hopefully, if this works, they will come back together!” I said smiling and giggling. Liz smiled too. “So how was everyone’s day. Pretty eventful huh?” I said taking a small bite out of my chicken strips. Too bad Kat was missing out, chicken is her favorite. Grins had now appeared on James and Sirius faces. They pulled something out from underneath the table. I stared at them oddly, as did Liz and Alex. Peter seemed nostalgic. Whatever it was they were looking at was now put away and they still had grins on their faces. “Ok what the bloody hell are you too grinning about?” I asked.
“Well our wonderful friends Remus and Kat are in the library. And they seem to be very close together.” Sirius said waggling his eyebrows. I stared at him oddly, my eyebrows raised. And I wasn’t the only one confused
“How do you know that?” Liz said her eyebrows raised as well.
“Do you think it is time to tell them Padfoot?” James said, still grinning.
“I think we should Prongs, though it is quite fun to watch them look confused.” Sirius said, his grin bigger than James’
“Yeah, it may be fun, but if you don’t tell us right now…..” I started to say before I was cut off by Liz. She had pulled her wand out and had it pointed at Sirius.
“If you don’t tell us what is going on, I will teach Gabby how to hang the two of you by your ankles!” Liz said smiling. There grins disappeared, as Liz put her wand away smiling to herself. The boys pulled out what looked like the piece of parchment they were looking at earlier this morning. I stared at is oddly. It was completely blank.
“What the bloody hell are we……” James put his fingers to my lips. I stopped talking a bit wide eyed. James then pulled out his wand. I was still confused, as was Alex. Peter, seemed to know what was going on. Which meant that, he was probably in on this too.
“I solemnly swear I am up to no good !” James muttered. At that same instance, words started to appear on the blank parchment.
“Messrs Moony, Wormtail, Padfoot and Prongs, purveyors of aids to magical mischief-makers, are proud to present the Marauders Map.”
I stared in utter disbelief. This map showed the entire grounds of Hogwarts, and the insides of the castle, even parts that I didn’t even know existed! My mouth hung open slightly as I continued to stare. Liz was staring at the map intently, as was Alex. James and Sirius grins reappeared. I looked at all the tiny dots on the map. I looked at the library, and sure enough in the midst of the many dots, back in the corner, were Remus and Kat. Their dots very close together. Hopefully my plan was going well. I made a motion to pick the map up to stare at it, before James and Sirius snatched it up. I finally closed my mouth.
“Wow…..” Was all I could manage to say. “So this is how you guys get away with some much stuff. And now I see where the ridiculous names comes from!” I said giggling. Sirius grinned at Liz,
“So Liz what do you think?” Liz stared at him for awhile. I could see the thoughts running through her head. Sirius placed the map down, and in the next second Liz shot her hands out, grabbed the map and ran from the Great Hall. I didn’t have time to react to this before Sirius tore after her. James, Peter, Alex, and I stared in shock, and then started cracking up.
“Does Sirius know what he is getting into by chasing after Liz?” Alex said through laughing.
“I know, seriously. Liz would hex him tell he drops before he got his hands back on that map.” I said, also laughing. Map….I repeated in my head. I was trying to mull over the idea that this is the reason behind the boys hi-jinks. The idea that with this small piece of parchment, that was now in Liz’s possession, could pin-point anyone’s exact location. No wonder Sirius and James seemed to pop-up everywhere. I wish I could’ve looked down at the map and seen where Liz and Sirius had run off too, or if Remus and Kat were still in the library. I broke from my thoughts and looked up. Peter and Alex were gone, and James was now at my side. I shook my head and blinked a few time.
“Whoa, where did they go, and how did you get over here?” I looked around and saw that most people had left the Great Hall, but still a few others were eating. Had I been thinking that intensely, and not realized what was going on around me?
“They left. I am not sure exactly where they went, but they’re left.” He said, putting his arm over my shoulder and twirling a piece of my hair around his finger. “I think we should leave too. I wanna show you something?” He grabbed my hand and pulled me up, as we walked out of the Great Hall. “Though, it might be harder to find without the Map, maybe we should find Liz and Sirius fir……” His voice trailed off as we heard laughing. It sounded like Liz and Sirius laughing. James and started running, our hands still linked. We rounded the corner and saw Liz hoisted in the air, laughing her head off, and Sirius laughing as well. I stopped dead and stared up at Liz, the map dangling from her hands as she tried to keep a hold of it while laughing and hanging upside down.
“Sirius!” I shouted. He turned around quickly as his wand lost contact with Liz. Liz, still laughing, fell to the ground with a thud. The map floated to the ground, and Liz stopped laughing. She sat up and I heard a crack, probably from her wrist, or some part of her arm. I ran over to her, releasing my hand from James. He ran over to Sirius, picking him up and guarding him, waiting for Liz to spring at him. I picked Liz up, and strangely, she didn’t seem angry. “Liz are you alright!” I said, my voice full of panic. Her wrist lay limp on the end of her arm. The map now in her lap. Liz took a few deep breaths, as he laughing deceased.
“Ok owww……” Liz replied holding her wrist. I helped her up off the floor, as curious first years walked by staring oddly. “What are you looking it at!” Liz grumbled angrily. She looked over at Sirius who still being guarded by James. She handed him the map reluctantly and took a step back. “Sirius, I am not mad at you. I stole the map, I could see why you were thinking of hanging me upside down by my ankle. So James you can stop guarding him and guard your girlfriend over here.” I stared obviously in shock. I took a quick jump to the side, and James stood in front of me, holding his arms behind my back.
“Now Liz, it wasn’t her fault. She was just trying to save you!” James said panicking. He still had the map in his hands, eyeing it every few seconds. Liz now had her wand out, held in her good hand, and she stalked towards us. James grabbed my hand and whispered in my ear. “When I say go, we run, just follow me.” He whispered. Liz was getting closer to us, no doubt wanting to do bad things to me. “Run!” James shouted! I ran down the corridors after him. We sped around corners and ran up stairs. I wasn’t planning on looking back to see if Liz followed us. Hopefully, Sirius would take her to the Hospital Wing, and when we saw her again, she would be….less angry. I shuddered slightly, to think what she would’ve done to me. We climbed up to what I believed was the 7th floor, I lost count after a few steps, and we seemed to have run around the floor a few time, before reaching a door. James threw the door open and we both toppled inside. I fell over something, but then next thing I know I am on my back, James panting on the floor next to me.
“Where are we?” I asked a bit breathless from the running. We took a few moments to start breathing normally. I blinked a few times and stared around the room. It was dawned with candles hanging in midair, bobbing up and down. There was a fireplace in the far corner, which gave the room a warm and glowing feeling. The carpets were ruby red with gold, then walls were emerald and silver, the floor yellow, and the ceiling royal blue. The walls had portraits of what seemed like the original house owners. Godric Gryffindor, Rowena Ravenclaw, Helga Hufflepuff, and Salazar Slytherin. Also right next to the fire, was a long black leather sofa. It was like bringing all the houses together in one comfortable room. I hadn’t realized James had been speaking to me as I gazed around the wonderful room. “Huh?” I said cluelessly.
“This is the Room of Requirement!” He said pulling me up to my feet, and walking me around the room.
“The Room of huh?” I said still a bit confused. We had now found our way over to the couch, and I felt the warmth of the fire underneath my robes. I pulled them off and threw them to the back of the couch, so I was now in my shirt and skirt.
“The Room of Requirement.” He repeated. He showed me it labeled on the map, and our dots inside it. I also noticed that Remus and Kat were still in the library, Peter and Alex were in the Gryffindor Common Room, and Liz and Sirius were in the Hospital Wing, most likely patching Liz up. “You see, this room is made for people who really need it. You have to pass it three times, thinking in your mind what you really want it to be, and then it turns into that room.” He smiled at me as we sat down. I now fully understood. This room was magical, and so was the map. Obviously no one else could enter this exact room, but could enter one of their own. I smiled at James.
“Wow….that is truly….wow….” I said gazing at the room once more. I laid back in the couch as did James. I laid my head on his shoulder, and felt his hand intertwine with mine. Before I knew it I had fallen asleep. The only reason I knew I had, because I had a dream about Liz finding us, and hexing me until I drop. I woke to the startling warmth of my lips. I opened my eyes to realize James was kissing me. I blinked and put my hands around his neck, pulling myself up from the couch. I pulled away from his smiling. “Thanks for waking me.”
“No problem, but we have to go. Astronomy starts in an hour, and I am sure we wanna know what happened with Remus and Kat.” I continued to smile as I pulled my robes on and walked out of the Room of Requirement with James.
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We were now back in the common room. Everyone else was there. Liz now dawned a cast, which we all signed. She completely forgave me for what happened, realizing it was an accident. Kat and Remus were sitting on the couch holding hands. My plan had worked and now they were dating. Apparently, Remus had no idea Kat liked him too. Big shocker. They didn’t do much reading in the library, but not too much snogging since they are just recently dating. Alex and Peter would definitely be next in my must-get-together-plan. We told Kat and Remus how we all new about the Marauders Map. The boys were slightly disappointed that they didn’t have a secret thing that they could hide from the girls. Remus, James, Sirius, Liz, and I had our stuff ready to go to Astronomy. James, Sirius, Liz and I were continuing our discussion of Quidditch from dinner.
“No there is no way you guys are gonna beat us! I am gonna only pick the best for the team this year!“ Liz was saying through gritted teeth.
“Well we have people that are already on the team that are amazing!” James said nudging Sirius and me in the ribs. I giggled softly.
“Yeah Liz, especially since we’re both Beaters, and I don’t think you intentionally wanna hurt me, do you love?” Sirius cooed. Liz then punched him on the side of the arm, with her good hand with the actually attached wrist. “Well look at the time. I guess we better head off to Astronomy." Remus stood up and gave Kat a sweet kiss on the cheek. Which made everyone go awww and make Remus and Kat blush like mad. James, Sirius, Remus, Liz, and I exited the common room, still talking about Quidditch.
“You have to be mental if you think your Seeker can catch the snitch before Gabby!” James teased at Liz.
“Yeah!” Sirius would chime in every so often, but not too much since he didn’t want to get in a fight with Liz. We arrived at the Astronomy tower where the telescopes were already set up. Apparently it wouldn’t be a N.E.W.T. lecture the whole time. Professor Malander stood in front of us, trying to quiet us down. Sirius and James were laughing about something, and it took a bit to silence them.
“Ok class, now I know you have probably been lectured all day how N.E.W.T.S are important, blah blah blah. Now I wont do that, since you have gone through that enough. So right now, get in a group of say….6 or so people, and I want you to start looking up these stars and planets, which you should be able to see.” He said as he hands out parchments with planets and stars we were supposed to find. We automatically started getting to work. Of course Sirius and James kept getting distracted, and we fooling around. Liz and I had to deliver several head slaps to get them to work. Remus just sat there laughing. Astronomy soon ended and we all walked tiredly back to the Gryffindor Common Room. Sirius and walked with Liz back to Ravenclaws Common Room. When we arrived, Alex and Peter were asleep on the sofa. There heads resting against each other. We woke them, and they seemed a bit flustered as the hugged awkwardly and went to bed. Remus wished that Kat was still there, but he went straight off to bed as well. James and I snogged for a few minutes before Sirius came back and we broke apart. I kissed him good night once more, and headed for bed. I removed my robes and changed into my pajamas. Alex was already sprawled out on her bed. I listened to her light breathing as I drifted off to sleep.
 Misses Prongs · Sun Nov 02, 2008 @ 11:23pm · 1 Comments |
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