Fandom The Marauders Chronicles 1x1 (closed)

[AlmostImmortal]

James found a seat, further away from his friends than he liked. But the class was filling up fast, so he had to make do. He tried to get Peter's attention but the poor boy had been lost to the sea of people.

 

[Edric Blight]

Soon, the professor, a man with a round belly and mustache, entered the room. “Everyone, please take a seat. Find a partner,” said the man. Peter couldn’t find James but they didn’t really have much time to linger.

 

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James tried to save the seat, looking through the crowd.

Snape looked around. "Is it too late to change seats? I don't want fur to get in my potion."

Remus was tapping his foot under the desk. He felt sick.

 

[Edric Blight]

“I’ll make you wish you changed your seat in about a few seconds,” threatened Sirius. Meanwhile the professor saw Lily looking for a seat and a boy sitting at a desk with a spot open. “Ah young lady, why don’t you pair up with that young boy over there,” said the professor, smiling as he pointed to James. Lily widened her eyes. The last thing she wanted to do was sit next to James Potter. “Oh uhh, sure. Of course. Y- yes sir,” she said politely as she tried to hide her displeasure and sat down next to James.

 

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Snape rolled his eyes. "The failed and pathetic Black acting all tough. You think taking in strays makes you special?"

James stiffened but didn't say anything. He did not want to sit next to Lily while Snape was by Remus.

 

[Edric Blight]

Lily sighed, making it known she wasn’t too thrilled about the seating arrangement. Sirius was about to respond to Snape but the professor grabbed everyone’s attention. “Alright students, settle down! Good morning! I am Professor Horace Slughorn, and I’ll be teaching you potions here at Hogwarts,” he said. “Now, can anyone tell me what potions can do?” he asked the class. “If you’ve done some reading beforehand in your textbooks perhaps you can give us some specific names of potions we will be working on in this first year.”

 

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Remus shrunk on himself. He didn’t want to be called on and have to reveal he knew more than he let off. He was not going to look stupid in front of everyone.

Snape looked back at Lily as discreetly as he could. Would Lily like it if he answered? He knew a lot about potions.

 

[Edric Blight]

Sirius sure as hell wasn’t raising his hand. Peter wasn’t either. Lily was a bit too shy so she didn’t take a stab at it. She could see Snape glancing back at her. Lily gave him a soft little smile. Slughorn looked around one last time for any volunteers.

 

[AlmostImmortal]

James raised his hand. His dad knew about potions. He could do this.

 

[Edric Blight]

“Ah! How about you my boy!” Slughorn said, spotting the messy haired boy with his glasses raising his hand. “And what might your name be?” the potions professor asked. Lily looked over at James, rather surprised that the boy raised his hand and seemed to know the answer.

 

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"James Potter, professor." James' shook his leg under the desk. "You'll probably have us start with a Cure-For-Boils. It's the easiest potion for a beginner."

 

[Edric Blight]

“Well yes my boy, the cure for boils is one potion we will be covering this year! Excellent! Five points to Gryffindor!” Slughorn said with a laugh. Sirius grinned and looked over at James, giving him a thumbs up. Lily looked rather impressed.

 

[AlmostImmortal]

James grinned, clearly happy with himself. His dad would be proud.

Remus nodded. Cure-For-Boils was a simple potion. He could know that now.

 

[Edric Blight]

“Anyone else know other properties potions can help us with?”
Slughorn asked the class. Lily raised her hand, catching the attention of the potions master. “How about you, young lady. What’s your name?” he asked. ”Lily Evans, sir! Potions can also help us heal injuries or sicknesses,” she replied. “Excellent Ms. Evans! Another five potions to Gryffindor!” Slughorn declared.

 

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James glanced over at Lily. Wow. She knew her potions.

Snape took a deep breath and raised his hand.

 

[Edric Blight]

“And how about this Slytherin fellow?” Slughorn asked, smiling as he pointed to Snape. “What are some things potions can do for us?” he asked the greasy haired boy.

 

[AlmostImmortal]

"Potions can alter a person's mental state, making them more susceptible to their own emotions or outside manipulation."

The class got so quiet, you could hear a pin drop.

 

[Edric Blight]

Slughorn raised an eyebrow as the whole class went silent at Snape’s rather odd answer. Lily shifted in her seat uncomfortably. It was a dark answer coming from her good friend. “Err, well yes my boy, I suppose so,” said the professor. “But I can assure you we will be brewing no such potions in this class,” he said. Sirius looked at Snape with disgust. He knew that kid was bad news all around.

 

[AlmostImmortal]

Snape went bright red and went quiet.

Remus swallowed. Snape was clearly a threat. This was the boy that Sirius and James thought they could fight? Were they mad?

James blinked and shook his head. "Yikes," he muttered.

 

[Edric Blight]

“Moving on…” began Slughorn, going into a lecture about first years potions. Sirius was now more convinced than ever that he wanted to fight this Snape boy. He couldn’t wait to teach the lad a lesson with James. Lily remained silent- she wished her friend wasn’t the way he was sometimes.

 

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Snape glared at Sirius. If Sirius was going to look at him like that, then he was going to make his and his friend's class a living nightmare.

 

[Edric Blight]

When Slughorn was done with his lecture, he announced to the class that they’d be working on the cure for boils potion first. Lily looked at James briefly, who seemed to know a lot about it. Sirius looked to Remus and grinned, wiggling his eyebrows. He personally didn’t know the first thing about the potion but he was willing to learn with Remus.

 

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James looked at the table, still hurt by Lily's refusal to listen to him. "My dad taught me how to make it."

Remus snickered, pulling out his potion's book. It was old and battered, but it meant everything to Remus. It belonged to his mother. "You seem excited."

Snape's eyes widened at the sight of Remus' book. "Did you have to rob a grave to get that, mutt?"

 

[Edric Blight]

“Really? Already?” Lily asked, her green eyes blinking in surprise. “If you will all please turn to page eighty four in the textbook, the cure for boils potion ingredients and instructions are located there,” announced Slughorn. Sirius looked to Remus, still grinning and nodding. “Absolutely,” he said, pulling out his potions book. It looked the complete opposite to Remus’ old and bettered one, nice and new and pristine, in perfect condition. Clearly Sirius was its first and only owner.

Hearing an insult come from behind them, Sirius glared to see Snape spitting more toxicity and hatred towards Remus. “It’d do you good to rob someone with shampoo you slimy git. Why don’t you pay attention to someone else for a change,” growled Sirius. Mulciber cackled, “Looks like Loony Lupin needs prissy little Black to defend him, eh?”

 

[AlmostImmortal]

James nodded. "He makes and sells potion for a living. He's kind of... famous for it." He turned bright red, realizing how it sounded to say his dad was famous to a girl he... felt complicated about.

Remus sighed. "Sirius, just ignore them."

"Yeah, Black. Listen to your little pet mutt to stay out of trouble." Snape sneered.