{1} The Marauders and the Whomping Willow ✔️

Chapter 10: The Vow

James spend his afternoons after dinner cleaning the trophies with Severus with Filch looking over them. Neither boy talked to the other. Both had the same intent in mind. Vengeance.

It was their final detention that Friday. As usual Filch was grumbling about how unruly the students were.

"In my day..." he grunted. "They used to hang students by their thumbs in the dungeons until they were begging for their mummies."

Not again. Thought James wiping off the trophy that had Tom Riddle written on it. If he ever met Tom Riddle James decided was going to punch the brains out of him. The guy simply had too many trophies and contributed to half the ones they were cleaning.

"Oh would you look at the time." said Filch. "You best be off...don't want anymore trouble now do we?"

Filch gave them filthy grin that made James cringe internally.

With that James and Severus headed back to their dorms a tense distance between them. In flash James swirled around, his wand pointed towards Snape who quickly raised his own.

"I'll tell Professor McGonagall." said Snape.

"I don't care." said James. "No one messes with my friends."

"A band of half-bloods and blood-traitors." snape scoffed. "You can do much better than that for friends."

"Who? Posh wank-stains like you?" jeered James. Bless Remus and his sharp tongue.

Severus's features hardened, his eyes narrowed, fingers tightening around his wand.

"Blood traitor." he hissed.

"You should really by more orginal." 

With that he pointed his wand at Severus's nose.

"Engorgio!" he cried.

Snapes nose grew, larger and larger. It just didn't stop. James burst out laughing as a screaming Severus ran to the infirmary. He simply couldn't wait to tell his friends.

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That nigh Remus had sat down to write at letter to his parents. He forgotten hs promise and hated himself for it.

Dear Mum and Dad

I'm sorry for not writing earlier. I've been busy with school and stuff. The first transformation here wasn't too bad. Obviously it can't be as bad as the first one. Poppy (the nurse at school) and Professor McGonagall are taking very good care of me so you needn't worry. Thanks for all the chocolates. They really helped.

Hogwarts is great. I absolutely love it here. I think my favourite subject is Defence against the Dark Arts with Professor Ambrosious Woodbead.

There are four boys in the Gryffindor dorm. There is Kingsley but he doesn't talk very much, he prefers to be with the Ravenclaws, I think his best-friends is there. The other three are my best friends. There's James Potter, he can be a bit of a dunce but he's alright and can be really funny, he's really good at flying. There's Peter, he was the first person I met on the train and he was my first friend. He's really nice. There's also Sirius Black. He's the one we met at Diagon Alley, he's nothing like his family. He does a neat bat-bogey hext though. James wants to start a gang but we can't come up with a name.

Before I forget can you send over some more chocolate. My supply ran out.

Lots of Love

Remus

As soon as Remus finished his letter James walked into the room, with a huge grin on his face. Peter and Sirius were fast asleep.