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Chapter 92: “Optical”

A few days after the talk with his mother, James was calmer about the Lupin issue and was flying his Nimbus 1001 in the training room.

He continued with a training routine for both quidditch and offensive and defensive magic. According to his father, he didn't have to worry about the trace charm as long as he was in the practice room. Fleamont explained to him that he had put some special charms on the room to make the tracking useless whenever he used magic there.

When he was don...

Chapter 91: “Talk with mom”

Sunday, July 3, 1972.

It had been a few days since James had returned home and started his vacation. Today, he and his family had gone to a Puddlemere United pre-season game.

The game was won by Puddlemere with a good margin, so James was in a good mood after returning home. He missed spending time with his parents at Godric's Hollow.

Plus, it was relaxing not having to do homework for History of Magic, Astronomy, or other subjects James didn't like so much.

The only b...

Chapter 90: “End of first year”

The exam results finally came in. To the relief of Peter and Toby, who were the most nervous, they all passed with good grades.

James, as he expected got a perfect score in Transfiguration, Potions, Defense Against the Dark Arts, and Charms. In the other subjects, he managed to score no lower than 90 points.

These incredible marks allowed him to become the best student of the year in his year taking into account the four houses.

Suddenly, his cupboards were empty. James alre...

Chapter 89: “End of year party”

The week in which James and the others had to wait for the exam grades was strange.

Mainly because they didn't have to do anything and had a lot of free time, James tried to take advantage of it and kept practicing different defensive spells like Aeromanteo or Protego.

Sirius and the others as they had nothing to do joined James in the secret room and continued with their duels: 1vs1 2v2 or all versus all. James started practicing Protego by having his friends attack him.

He...

Chapter 88: “Exams II”

The History of Magic exam was the most boring of all. They were cooped up in a hot classroom for an hour and a half writing endlessly about wacky old wizards and events from hundreds of years ago.

When the ghost of Professor Binns told them to put down their quills and roll up their parchments, James couldn't help but rejoice with the rest.

"My wrist hurts from writing so much," said Sirius, complaining as usual.

"My head hurts," said Peter, rubbing his forehead. He wasn't v...

Chapter 87: “Exams I”

The week of exams began. Most professors separated the exams into two parts: theory and practical.

"Why does the first exam have to be Transfiguration...?" asked Toby nervously as they ate breakfast.

"The transfiguration formula is influenced by body weight..." muttered Peter as he read his summaries.

"Don't think of it that way. Look on the bright side. It will be over quicker than we thought," said James, trying to calm his two friends down.

"Easy for you to say. You...

Chapter 86: “Restricted Section”

The days went by, and it was getting hotter and hotter. The exams were getting closer and closer. Approximately ten days.

For this reason, the marauders put aside the pranks and explorations and spent all day studying. James stopped going to the dragon club. It was useless as there was no one to practice with since everyone was studying 24/7.

He was still fighting with Gwen, after finishing the Slytherin vs Ravenclaw match, he could feel Gwen's furious look in the Great Hall.

Chapter 85: "Slytherin sucks!"

Saturday, May 21, 1972.

James and the others headed to the Great Hall for breakfast. The fivesome had dark circles under their eyes, yet their expressions hid excitement. They wanted to see the reactions of the entire school when they appreciated their work.

James had several croissants for breakfast with pumpkin juice and an apple, "Look, there are very few professors..." said Lupin in a low tone, looking at the professors' table.

Normally, there would be most of the profes...

Chapter 84: “To work”

Friday, May 20, 1972.

The day of the final prank had finally arrived. Friday night, after dinner, the marauders headed to their room. After curfew, they would have to sneak out of the castle and head for the quidditch pitch, as tomorrow was the Slytherin match.

The potions had already been brewed by James. They managed five flasks full thanks to getting more ingredients than they needed.

The next day of their excursion to the greenhouses there was some commotion, as Professo...

Chapter 83: “Greenhouses”

"Locked..." said Lupin, trying to open the greenhouse doors.

"I got this. Alohomora," said Sirius, pointing his wand at the door.

A barely visible yellow light came from Sirius' wand as it reached the door the sound of the lock moving could be heard. Lupin tried again, and this time, he was able to open the doors.

Without wasting any more time the group of four boys entered. The lighting was very poor. Only a little could be seen thanks to the light of the half-moon that cre...

Chapter 82: “Magic Rooting Potion”

William lunged at Alex almost tackling him, "Well done!" he shouted enthusiastically as he shook his hair roughly. The other members of the team also went to hug Alex.

"What a fabulous match! They wiped the floor with Hufflepuff!" exclaimed Sirius excitedly.

It was a great party in Gryffindor that day. The chances of winning the title had increased by far. Besides, Slytherin had a big responsibility on their shoulders. They had to win by a landslide, and although Ravenclaw plays v...

Chapter 81: “Discussion”

"Bob! How are you?" greeted James with a smile. After Gwen and Erika, Bob was the closest person to James from the Dragon Club.

"Good. Hi Gwen," Bob said as he looked at the blonde girl who didn't look at him and had a slight frown on her face.

Seconds passed, and Gwen didn't respond. Bob scratched his cheek and asked, "Hey James, do you want to go practice a little in the dueling room?"

Practicing with Bob a third-year student (more fourth than third), was very beneficial t...

Chapter 80: “Terraforma”

"Damn. We're screwed!" growled Sirius sitting on a couch in the Gryffindor common room.

Only the marauders were in the room, as it was almost midnight, and they were all asleep.

"What shall we do now...?" asked Peter, and everyone automatically looked at James as he always had some solution for everything.

Today, they visited all the greenhouses, but the seeds there were limited it would be impossible to steal them and not be noticed by the professors. They also tried going ...

Chapter 79: “Last big prank II”

"I vote yes. We should take Snape down a peg," commented Peter, clenching his fist. He would finally get his revenge. Sirius, Lupin, and Toby agreed.

"What about you?" asked Sirius, looking at James, who so far said nothing.

"I don't know... It seems too much to make it the main target," replied James doubtfully.

Snape's tongue was indeed sharp and arrogant. James could see it on the Hogwarts Express when he said he wanted to be in Gryffindor. However, James realized that Sn...

Chapter 78: “Last big prank I”

A week had passed since James joined the Dragon Club. When he told the marauders the news he realized that it was a famous club at Hogwarts. Sirius, Lupin, and Peter knew all three clubs. The only one who didn't know about them as well as James was Toby.

Joining the club was a wise decision on James' part. He could go whenever he wanted, and if he didn't go nothing happened. A nice bonus was the library which had books he didn't find in the secret room or the Hogwarts library.

How...

Chapter 77: “Dragon Club”

The next day after classes, James met up with Gwen, and they started heading to the Dragon Club meeting place.

To James' surprise, they left the castle and started heading towards the secondary quidditch pitch.

"Where are we going?" asked James curiously. He had thought they would have a room inside the castle similar to the dueling club.

"You'll see," said Gwen without further explanation. The journey passed in awkward silence. After about ten minutes of walking, James noti...

Chapter 76: “Clubs”

It was five minutes to seven in the evening. James was already heading up to the 7th floor to the disused classroom. He was alone. He had his wand ready to pull it out at any moment just in case.

'We'll see who sent the two mysterious letters,' thought James, looking at the old wooden door of the disused classroom.

As he was about to open the door, he heard a couple of voices that seemed to be in a heated argument. One voice belonged to a man as it was low-pitched. The other voice...

Chapter 75: “Mystery letters”

Since the duel, James' reputation increased considerably. Before his popularity was because he had top grades in various subjects and was involved in one particular event or another (throwing Flipendo at two Slytherin students, saving Rabastan from the Whomping Willow, etc.), but now everyone looked at him differently.

Rabastan and his gang stopped bothering him and the marauders. No matter how much Sirius threw acid comments at Rabastan about the duel he didn't react. James didn't mind...

Chapter 74: “Humiliation II”

"We have to stop this humiliation!" exclaimed Slughorn, watching as James continued to roll Rabastan with simple Flipendos.

"We can't. Rabastan still has his wand and keeps getting up," said Antennae coldly. The other professors could do nothing in the face of that logic. Besides Rabastan only looked dirty he had no serious injuries.

"Remind me never to joke about his mother," said Sirius with sweat on his forehead. The marauders nodded repeatedly.

'He's humiliating me...' t...

Chapter 73: “Humiliation I”

Tuesday, March 29, 1927.

The day of the duel arrived. In these two days, the rumor of the duel between James Potter vs Rabastan Lestrange spread.

Two boys from pureblood families. On one side, the Potter Family is considered blood traitors due to their egalitarian stance towards Muggles, half-bloods, and Muggle-born wizards. However, it is still a very old and wealthy family.

On the other hand, the Lestrange Family, who unlike the Potters are part of the Sacred Twenty-Eight ...

Chapter 72: “Birthdays at Hogwarts”

Sunday, March 27, 1927.

Today is James' birthday. It had been two weeks since he started to have a more controlled routine that allowed him to sleep better. So he stopped falling asleep in class or being on the verge of being late, and his homework was back to the same quality as before.

When he thought McGonagall would not punish him he was wrong. Ever since that day he was late, McGonagall in every Transfiguration class makes him sit in front of everything. Away from Sirius and ...

Chapter 71: “Responsible partner”

James slept peacefully in a double bed. The room was completely dark. There were no windows to let in sunlight. Because of his drool, he opened his eyes with difficulty.

"Mm... Why is it so dark?" stammered James. As his brain slowly kicked in.

'What time is it...' he thought as he got out of bed. The torches flared again allowing him to observe the clock in the distance. He had to focus his eyesight well to manage to see the time.

"Shit! It's already past nine!" shouted Jam...

Chapter 70: “Flipendo Tria”

Monday, March 14, 1972.

A month and a half had passed since the marauders began using the mysterious room as a base and practiced a large number of offensive and defensive charms. Performing duels against each other, either 1vs1, 2vs2, or all versus all.

Besides practicing, they also read in the rest area, where there were many books on the subject and comfortable sofas. The bad thing is that they would spend the whole night there, and the next day they would fall asleep in class....

Chapter 69: “James vs Sirius”

As Sirius and the other three were about to walk through the door, James blocked the way, " Hold on. I need to try a few things. I'll close the door, and I want you to try to open it," James said without further explanation slamming the door in their faces.

Sirius, Lupin, Toby, and Peter looked at each other with strange faces. James first welcomed them into his abode, and second, he slammed the door in their faces.

'This guy...' thought Sirius as he reached out and tried to open ...

Chapter 68: “Strange method”

That night, James did not return to the strange hallway where the door appeared, as he was studying a new book on defensive magic in the common room, so he did not have time to return.

The next day, after classes and his quidditch training, which was getting more intense as the second match was less than a week away, James returned to the seventh floor.

He looked at the empty stretch of wall where the wooden door used to be, "Mm, what now?" muttered James.

He didn't know why...

Chapter 67: “Mysterious room”

James' theory about Lupin grew even stronger. Clearly, Lupin was weak and low on energy. If you watched him a little, you could easily tell.

However, he would wait another month. He must not rush. Then, he will converse with Lupin to hear from his mouth whether he is a werewolf or not. As for his position, he doesn't care that Lupin is. He has no discriminatory thoughts against werewolves.

As for why he will confront him when it is certain that Lupin wants to keep it a secret, it ...

Chapter 66: “A Lupin Day”

The information he had read in the chapter: Werewolves explained this clearly. In short, a monthly transformation when there is a full moon and the person in the next few days is in poor health, as it is painful.

'No, I can't jump to conclusions...' thought James. He had to make sure of this first. The previous times Lupin disappeared, he didn't pay attention if they were full moon nights.

Still, it was a very valid theory, as it would explain why he disappears right on full moon ...

Chapter 65: “Full Moon”

That day that everyone thought was about to end and would be like any other in the castle was quite the opposite. The Slytherin common room was infected by a putrid smell and filled with brown smoke.

As the portrait was open, the smell drifted into the corridor where everyone was watching the scene. Many frowned at the horrible smell and held their noses. Luckily Professor Antennae with her wand summoned a current of wind that carried the smell through the open windows to the outside. 2024-02-14 00:00:05 +0000 UTC View Post

Chapter 64: “Bombing II”

"Mm, what is this?" wondered a boy, who was sitting quietly reading a book. On his table, a small brown sphere fell and rolled until it collided with his book.

As the pale-skinned boy was about to pick up the small sphere, it exploded releasing one of the most unpleasant smells the boy had ever smelled in his short life. In addition, a thick, brown smoke quickly spread through the place.

This didn't just happen to him. In a matter of seconds, several dungbombs exploded in the Slyt...

Chapter 63: “Bombing I”

Wednesday, January 26, 1972.

That day, the marauders woke up excited and nervous, as it would be the day of the group's second big prank. They had already decided that they would do it after classes were over since that would be the time when most Slytherin students would be in the common room.

However, their main target is Rabastan Lestrange and his gang. So once the class period is over, they should follow him, and once he enters the common room start the bombing. They couldn't ...