Detention Club -- Little Red Ridinghood

Detention Club - Little Red Ridinghood

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Chapter 2:

I Don't Want to

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"No. Absolutely not."

"You are going to do this, Black," Malfoy sighed and rolled his eyes towards the ceiling. "Or I will Stupefy you and dress you to this while you're unconscious."

"But it's - it's improper!" the Gryffindor tried to protest. "I'll look like a damned drag queen!"

This brought a couple of chuckles from the other occupants of the room. "Oh, get on with it," James sighed and fastened a belt over his coat. "Everybody else has to wear their clothes, too."

"You're one to speak," Sirius grumbled. "You are the only one who gets to dress as a man!"

"So? That's because I am the only man around here," said his friend, sticking his tongue out.

"So you're suggesting that I'm an animal?" asked Remus. Even though he tried to get a sarcastic tone into his voice, and raised his eyebrow rather successfully, his lower lip was quivering rather threateningly. James sighed deep. It was one day to the full moon, and Remus was always torn between outraged and weeping around the transformation, when he went oversensitive. Why couldn't he for once be over-sweet, or something like that?

"Of course not, Moony," James said, grinning charmingly. "You are just a horrible beast."

"A sexy beast, thank you very much," replied Remus, pouting, and sticking his tongue out in turn. Then, he waggled his tail, although he still seemed to be threateningly near tears. Peter's Glamouring Charms and a simple wolf-suit had made him really looking like a wolf. He had a long, shaggy fur covering most of his body, a long, tufted tail attached on his butt, glowing yellow eyes, wolf ears, and long, sharp fangs. The skin of his face had been turned into the same shade as his fur, which was the same as that of his hair.

Snape put his hands on Remus's shoulders, making the other Marauders grimace. They of course knew that Snape was Remus's boyfriend, but that didn't stop them from picking fights with the Slytherin. That'd been the reason why they were in detention, anyway - James, Sirius, Peter, and Snape had started to fight, and Remus and Lily, who'd at first attempted to be peacemakers, had got involved in it.

Now, Snape nuzzled Remus's neck. "Of course you are a sexy beast, darling," he murmured into the werewolf's modified wolf ear. "Just don't cry now. We have a play to practice, after all."

"I know that, Sev," sighed Remus, leaning back against Snape's chest.

Malfoy raised a questioning eyebrow. "What's this?" he asked.

"It's full moon tonight," Snape explained, wrapping his arms more firmly around Remus's shoulders. "He always gets a bit sensitive around that."

"I do not!" exclaimed Remus, now looking irritated. "Take that back, you prick!"

Snape rolled his eyes. "Fine, I didn't mean it," he sighed. "Just don't yell at me, Remy dear. I didn't mean to insult you."

"Better be so," Remus mumbled, his best pout working on full force.

James chuckled, and then sighed inwardly in relief. Remus didn't seem to be bursting into tears at the moment - at least not yet.

At last, they got Sirius dress into the blouse and skirt that had been assigned to him, as well as the long, black wig that Lily tried to get on an acceptable bun. Sirius smoothed his apron while Peter added the last Glamouring Charm. The result was that Sirius looked absolutely like a woman, which of course made James laugh out loud.

Sirius shot his best friend a dirty look. "You're one to laugh," he hissed. "And look at Snape! I cannot look as bad as he does!"

"Aww, Sev looks cute," said Remus with a smirk, patting his boyfriend's head. Snape shot him at least as heated glare as the one Sirius had given to James. Snape had silvery white hair pulled back on a tight bun, glasses, a nightgown, and a flurry little hat-like thing on his head. His face was on unbelievably real-looking wrinkles, and even his hands seemed to be wrinkled.

"Now, let's get to work," sighed Malfoy, rolling his eyes at the boys' antics. "At first, we'll take the scene where the wolf eats the Grandma."

This, however, was a really bad choice of words. In an instant, Remus was weeping, tears soaking his whole face. "Bu-but I don't want to eat Se-ev!" the werewolf sobbed pitifully.

"Darling, it's just a play," sighed Snape, hugging Remus warmly and rolling his eyes towards the ceiling behind the werewolf's back. "You won't eat me really. We'll just act, you know? Like we acted that we hated each other?"

"Bu-but I don't want to!" sobbed Remus still. "I-it's unfair! I want to eat James, he's a meanie! I don't want to eat you!"

"Well, at least we now know not to present our final production near the full moon," said Malfoy dryly.

"He doesn't have to come to detention tomorrow, does he?" asked Sirius worriedly as the thought came to his head after he'd got over the initial shock.

"Of course not," said Malfoy calmly. "Instead, I'll make you others work twice as much!"

"Unfair!" whined Peter. "Then we cannot visit him in the Infirmary!"

"Oh, shut up," Malfoy sighed, rolling his eyes. "How do you think we even could do anything without the wolf? No, tomorrow is a free day for you all. And if you fight," he added, glancing warningly at Sirius and Snape, who were glaring at each other over Remus's back, "I'll make sure that your next play will be 'Romeo and Juliet.'"

"NO!" exclaimed all boys in unison, while Lily squealed excitedly, "Oh, yes!"

"But I still don't want to eat Severus," whined then Remus, who'd got at last over his weeping fit. "He tastes good, but what fun will it be if I eat him wholly?"

"Ewww," said Sirius, James, and Peter in unison, while Lily giggled and Snape groaned aloud.

"But that's what wolves do," Malfoy tried to convince Remus.

"What if werewolves don't do that?" asked Remus fiercely.

Snape sighed and shook his head. "That's not going to lead to anything," he muttered. "What about if we made some modifications to the original story?"

"What kind of modifications?" asked Malfoy, sounding really interested.

So, Snape explained his ideas.

And in the end, even Remus was smirking broadly.

"We'll get another detention for this," chuckled Sirius, "but Merlin, it will be worth it!"

"I don't agree," said Lily with a frown. "That'll only get us in trouble!"

"Well, we weren't going to do it, anyway," said Malfoy, but he exchanged glances with the boys behind her back.

All boys nodded to him. They were in.