Ask the Marauders > December 2, 2006

Name: Merr
Hey, cool changes. I like it. Anyway, what did you guys think about Slughorn when you were at school? Did you like his parties and all?

Sirius: Nope. He kept after me to go to his dumb parties, but I didn't want to 'get collected,' thanks. Regulus liked the attention, naturally. Ugh...

James: Yeah, he bugged me for a while, too. Was too busy getting into trouble most of the time. Lily went a bunch, though.

Lily: Yes, well he liked anyone that he could use to better his reputation. But he was harmless enough.

Remus: Harmless enough if you were able to put up with him...

James: Plus he flattered everyone he invited to parties. *wry grin*

Lily: That's not why I would go!

James: I know, I know! Just teasing. *winks*

Name: SOCCER RULES MY LIFE!
In the September 22 AtM,
"Sirius: It's not that funny, Mr. Also-Not-Among-The-Living-Any-Longer.
James: Oooh, that's a long title. I feel special now."
What long title would you give to each other?

James: Well, I have one already, so I can give Padfoot one now, I suppose. How about.... Mr. Leaps-Before-Looking-And-Usually-Lands-In-Detention?

Sirius: Haha! Even longer than the one that I gave you! I win!

Lily: It's debateable if that's a win or a loss...

Remus: He deserves a moment of pride, Lily.

Name: MK
What's the funnest thing you've ever done in one of your classes?

Sirius: Is 'funnest' a word?

James: Well, MK said it, so it is now.

Sirius: Right then... Blowing up Snape's potions was always fun.

Remus: That was fun, but I don't think that is what MK had in mind.

Peter: Doesn't MK mean fun things we've done that were *supposed* to be part of the class?

Lily: I'm going to side with Peter here. I would say a lot of the charms we learned were fun. And Transfiguration was always interesting.

James: McGonagall was always entertaining to throw weird questions at. *grins*

Name: the hyper fairy
Does anyone want/need sugar?

Sirius & James: SUGAR!

Remus: *long-suffering sigh*

Peter: Please....no....

Lily: Merlin save us.....

James: What's wrong with a bit of sugar?

Sirius: Yeah, it's tasty.

Lily: And dangerous when combined with you two.

Sirius & James: *grin*

Remus: Those two are dangerous enough on their own!

Name: MadMabMae
What do squirrels taste like?

James: Taste.....like?

Sirius: Can I just say... ew?

Peter: Never eaten a squirrel, so I couldn't tell you. Sorry.

Sirius: I don't think I have either. Moony?

Remus: I did manage to bite one once. It tasted like chicken.

Name: Mat
Hi this is a question for everyone including Snape. So has any of you ever dyed their hair?

James: Dyed? As in used liquid to change the color? Nope. We've changed hair colors of people with charms, though. *grins*

Remus: Every color of the rainbow, and then some.

Lily: I never dyed my hair. I always liked my hair color. I do know a couple girls in our year did dye their hair, though. Boys tend not to dye their hair nearly as often as girls.

Sirius: We should dye it *for* Snape...

Name: Madama Butterfly
Hello, everyone. An odd question (surprise...): what button would you be on a standard television remote?

Lily: What button? That's odd.

James: I know what button you'd be, Lily. You'd be the power button since you turn...

Lily: Ahem, not in front of the younger visitors, dear.

Sirius: Or me. Blech! I'd be the volume button I guess. Since I like making noise?

Peter: I don't know? The channel flipper? I can never settle on anything, really.

Remus: I am the mute button. It is the closest thing to a voice of reason as possible.

Name: Shana
Is there a Ministry of Funny Walks located at the Ministry of Magic?

James: You know, I haven't seen one. But that would be brilliant!

Lily: You do get that joke, right?

James: Yes, but I still think it would be brilliant.

Sirius: Plenty of people at the Ministry walk strangely already, so do we really need a separate Ministry for that?

Remus: Might as well.

Peter: You don't consitute everyone.

Sirius: I'm not the only one. And how often am I at the Ministry?

Peter: Fair enough.

Name: I'm Crazy
Have you ever tried flooding various parts of Hogwarts with rubber ducks?

Sirius: Flooding, yes. With rubber ducks, no.

James: That's a new one. That could be interesting.

Remus: And very messy.

Peter: Why rubber ducks? Aren't they kind of pointless without the water and soapsuds and so on?

Sirius: Lils, what was that song about the rubbery ducks?

Lily: It's rubber duck, and I presume you're talking about the Rubber Ducky song from Sesame Street? What about it?

Sirius: I want to make Snape sing it though the flood of rubber ducks. *evil grin*

Remus: That would be torture to our ears.

Name: the GRIM
(hehehe) Hey guys! I've been thinking about this for a while now, but where do wizards and witches go on dates? I mean, it's not like they go out to the movies or stuff muggles would do unless their both muggle born or something, so where do they go?

Lily: Well, restaurants are common. Plays and parks and things are also common. Shopping dates are fun, in Diagon Alley or Hogsmeade for example. There are plenty of simple dates that muggles go on that are no different for us. Except when you date one James Potter. Then nothing is ever as you expect it. *sighs melodramatically, but is smiling*

James: I put the spice in your life. *waggles eyebrows*

Sirius: I'm going to vomit on your shoes, is that alright?

James: Not sure why you feel the need to vomit on my shoes specifically, but I get the point. Prat.

Name: m
Hey guys, Lily what was your first thought when you first heard of Quidditch and learned how it was played and all?

Lily: I thought it was rather dangerous when I first heard of it. And after the first game at school, I still thought it was horribly dangerous. But once I learned about some of the protection charms involved, I felt a bit better about it. That, and James seems to have only sustained minor injuries. Though I'm sure all those blows to the head didn't help. *grins*

James: Hey.....

Name: Soccer Adict1993
If you were put into a corn maze without magic, who would be te first one out?

James & Sirius: Moony.

Remus: *beams*

Peter: Why Moony?

Sirius: He's the smartest. Plus, I'm sure Prongs and I would end up acting like total doofuses at some point and just go running about.

James: Or sneak up and scare the life out of each other.

Name: I hate dentists
So we all know everyone hates dentists, but do dentists hate dentists too? (No offense to Hermione or her family, I was just wondering. I'm sure they're nice people and all.)

Sirius: Don't know any dentists. It would be sad to hate yourself.

Remus: But people do it.

James: Does that make Snape a dentist? He sure doesn't like himself. Or anyone else for that matter.

Lily: *sigh* There are a few requirements to be a dentist, like a degree and a license, that I don't think Severus has, so I doubt he's a dentist.

Sirius: I wouldn't want him coming at me with a drill or any of those scary things. Great, now I'm going to have nightmares. Ugh...

Name: Rebel Girl
Sirius, if you were able to come back from the dead, how would you get revenge on Bellatrix?

Sirius: There are too many ways to count.

James: You'd probably have too many choices to go through.

Sirius: Actually, stripping her of her powers and making her live out the rest of her life in a muggle prison would be a good one.

James: Can you even strip someone of their powers?

Lily: I don't think so, but I'm sure you could bind them. I'm surprised, Sirius, that's a fairly ingeneous, and non-violent, idea.

Sirius: Oh, it would torture her to no end to live as a muggle. The prison part is so she doesn't hurt innocent people.

Remus: You thought this out...

Sirius: You know, I do think on occasion.

Name: Layla Valentine
I was wondering if any of you get gifts showing your animal form? Like, do you get dog stuff Sirius?

Remus: Seeing as my animal form is not something to joke about most of the time, not really.

Peter: The cheese and mouse traps got old after one birthday. *sigh*

Sirius: Hey, you've not received a flea collar on multiple occasions!

James: The bullseye shirt was not funny.

Lily: Bullseye?

James: Yeah, hunting season?

Lily: Oh dear.... *giggles a little*

James: Ah well, it's better than the red stick-on nose. *grumbles*

Name: Sara
Has anyone of you been to a muggle hospital? If so why?

Lily: I have. Various occassions with various relations. Had a fairly high fever once, though we just went to the regular doctor for that.

James: I've been by them, but never in one. We learned enough healing magic to get by, seeing how we like to knock about so much.

Sirius: Yeah, comes in handy when you're trying to get away and not get caught for detention. Can't run with an injured leg!

Remus: And handy if you have any other kinds of injuries that you really can't explain.