Each and every person present looked at him with smiles, proud that his Gryffindor was showing. He flushed due to the attention on him but he didn’t take his words back. Deny as he might, Snape was impressed. He nodded and directed the group to kneel and form a tight-knit circle. The Marauders did as they were told and followed through with his next instructions, overlapping their right hands in the middle of their circle with Ashley’s hand on top. Snape placed the tip of his wand on top of their hands and began chanting. The air around them changed, thickening with magic, as the Vow took hold.