Hey! So, this is my first attempt at a multi-chapter story on this site. Considering I have severe commitment issues when it comes to stories, this may only be a few chapters. But I promise I'll try to continue it as long as I can! So anyway, this is year one of the marauders. Enjoy! More description about the story at the end of the chapter.
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Sirius stood apprehensively next to the large scarlett train, The Hogwarts Express, nervousness written all over his face. For eleven years he had wanted nothing more than to get away from his family and go to hogwarts, but now that he was finally about to do it, he was nothing but nerves. He didn't know what to do.
What if he was sorted into Slytherin? Would he turn into a perfect carbon copy Black, just like Bella and Narcissa? Would he lose all of his morales and attemt to start up muggle hunting like his crazy uncle?
Or what if he wasn't sorted into Slytherin? Would his family hate him? Would they shun him for the rest of his life? Maybe not if he was in Ravenclaw...
He was pulled from his thoughts when he felt a pair of slightly skinny arms wrap tightly around his waist. He looked down to see that his nine year old brother, Regulus, had wrapped Sirius in a hug. Regulus didn't usually hug him, so he must have been pretty sad today. "I'll miss you, Siri." he whispered into Sirius's side, hugging him tighter.
Sirius hugged Regulus back and ruffled his hair. "I know, I'll miss you too, Reg." he pulled back from the hug to smile reassuringly at his brother.
"Write to me loads!" Regulus demanded, crossing his arms at Sirius. "I'll be bored without you."
Sirius laughed slightly. "I'll write every week, I promise. I have to get on the train now. I love you, Reg."
"Love you too, Siri." Regulus said, giving Sirius one last quick hug before scampering off to stand with his mother. Sirius looked at his mother slightly, and she fixed him with her most haughty pureblood face.
"I expect to see you at Christmas, Sirius. We have an important ball then, and you need to be there, as you are my heir." She sniffed slightly. "Now, you'd best get on the train."
Sirius gave her a very cold look and, without another word to her or Regulus, sprinted onto the train to find a compartment.
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Remus couldn't believe his luck.
He was going to Hogwarts. He was actually going to get to go to Hogwarts and sit in the great hall and go to classes and be part of a house and he had never been more excited in his life.
Of course, he probably wouldn't be able to make friends. Because Remus had a secret, and he could never let anyone find out.
Remus was a werewolf.
He had been a werewolf since he was four years old, and it was because of the fact that he was a werewolf that made him so doubtful that he would go to hogwarts in the first place. But Dumbledore had visited their house himself and had told the Lupins that, with the right precautions, there was absolutley no reason for him not to go!
He was here now, and he wasn't going to screw it up by letting anyone find out. Even if it meant having no friends. Having no friends was better than having everyone hate you.
"Hey, mind if I sit here?" Remus's head shot up to see a boy standing leaning against his compartment doorway casually, staring at him. The boy was small and skinny, and looked to be about his age. He had messy black hair, hazel eyes, and rounded spectacles.
"Um..." Remus stammered, subcounsiously tugging the collar of his school robes up to cover the scar on his neck that had never quite healed. "Y-yeah, you can sit here, i-if you want."
The boy grinned at him and plunked into the seat across from Remus. He crossed his legs and looked at Remus expectantly. "I'm James Potter." the boy said, sticking out his hand in front of Remus.
Remus stared at the hand nervously. James actually wanted to touch him, and wasn't scared? Usually people avoided direct contact with Remus, even his own father sometimes. Only his mother ever treated him like he wasn't a monster.
Well, James didn't know he was a werewolf. Remus was sure that if he did find out, he would not he so eager to touch Remus.
Remus hesitantly grabbed James's hand and shook it. "Remus Lupin." he said quietly, looking hastily down at his lap so James couldn't stare at the scars on his face.
James's smile dissapeared for a second, and he gave Remus a somewhat searching look, before grinning again and leaning back in his seat. "So, are you - "
James was interrupted by the compartment door opening again. It was another boy, also with black hair. But this boy did not look like James in the slightest. This boy radiated "rich pureblood", from his smooth, clean cut wizards robes to his dignified and haughty posture. Only his face, which looked slightly nervous, betrayed the rest of his stature.
"Hey, mind if I sit?" Sirius asked, trying not to let his voice quiver.
One of the boys in the compartment, the black haired one, grinned at him. "Go ahead, mate!" he said cheerfully. Sirius sat down carefully next to the boy.
"I'm James Potter." he said, sticking out his hand. Sirius froze. The Blacks and the Potters had been bitter rivals since the very beginning of time, and the Potters were notorious for being in Gryffindor - the house that the Blacks despised.
But did Sirius want to be like the rest of his family anymore?
Sirius grinned back and shook James's hand enthusiastically. "I'm Sirius." he said, deciding not to include his last name in case James didn't let him sit anymore when he found out.
"Remus Lupin." The other boy said quietly, causing Sirius to turn his head. Remus was one of the most intriguing people he had ever seen. He was extremely pale and thin, and he had light, tawny locks that just barely brushed across his eyes, which were an odd amber color. But the thing that Sirius noticed as soon as he layed eyes on him were the scars. There were two long and obvious scars across his face, and Sirius could see the edge of another one peeking out from beneath his collar.
James sighed and leaned back in his seat, smiling at them. "Blimey, I can't believe we're actually going to Hogwarts. Are you guys excited?"
Remus did not respond, just pulled out a book from his trunk and started to read it. He did not look lile he would be talking any time soon.
Sirius grinned back at James. "Yeah. My family is absolutly insufferable, so I can't wait to be away from them for a whole year." Sirius turned to Remus, determined to get the boy to talk. "What about you, Remus? Excited to be off?"
Remus looked up, surprised that Sirius even wanted to talk to him. "Well, I'm glad that I get to go to Hogwarts, but I'm definatly going to miss home. I don't really get out much." For some reason, Remus blushed and his hand went unconsiously to his neck.
"Well I can't wait to go to Hogwarts." James said happily. "I'm definatly going to be in Gryffindor, my whole family has been. What about you two?"
Sirius looked a bit gloomy when he said, "My whole family's been in Slytherin. You know, pureblood freaks and all that."
James's eyes widened. "Slytherin? And I thought you were alright!"
Sirius shrugged. "I said my family's been in Slytherin, not that I want to be one. My family is absolutley awful, you wouldn't believe it. We literally have stuffed house elf heads on our wall."
"Blimey, that sounds awful! No wonder you hate them. You think you're gonna be in Slytherin then?" James asked, saying the word as if it was a curse word.
Sirius shuddered. "Merlin, I hope not. I don't think I could stand it. As long as I'm not in Slytherin, I'm alright with any house." He turned to Remus, who had put his book away and was now listening to their conversation. "What house do you want to be, Remus?"
"I-I don't know, to be honest. I don't know too much about the different houses. I know that there are four of them, but that's about it." Remus answered honestly.
"Why? Are you muggleborn?" James asked, making Remus flush and look down at his lap. James noticed this and his eyes went wide, and he hurried to reassure Remus. "N-not that I mind, or anything! I don't mind if you're muggle born, I'm just curious, is all. Sorry."
Remus smiled a bit at James's rambling, and looked back up at him. "I'm half blood. My dad's a wizard, but he's hardly ever in the house, so I was mainly raised by my mother." Actually, his dad was never in the house because he couldn't stand to look at Remus ever since he got bit, but of course he wouldn't tell them that.
"No worries!" James said brightly, sitting up in his seat and rubbing his hands together importantly. "I'll explain the houses to you. Gryffindor is the best one, where all the awesome people go, Ravenclaw is for the nerds, Hufflepuff is for the softies, and Slytherin is for all of the gits. No offense, mate." He added, looking to Sirius.
Sirius just grinned. "None taken. If Slytherin is where all of the gits go, then my family is right at home." James laughed, and a ghost of a smile appeared on Remus's lips.
The trolley witch appeared in the doorway, wheeling her cart full of sweets with a kind smile. "Anything off the trolley, dears?"
James and Sirius both lept to their feet, but Remus blushed again and mumbled something about 'not being hungry'. Sirius looked at Remus curiously, but Remus was staring at his lap and avoiding their eyes.
Sirius just shrugged and bought as many boxes of sweets as he could carry. On a whim, he also bought several chocolate bars that Remus seemed to be eyeing from his seat.
He and James went back to their seats and Sirius dumped the chocolate ceremoniously in Remus's lap. "Tada! Here you go, mate."
Remus looked up at him, shocked. "I - you didn't have to do that!" he exclaimed, taking the chocolate off of his lap and placing it back on Sirius's. "I can't accept this! You shouldn't waste your money on me."
Sirius just put the chocolate back in Remus's lap and smiled. "Sure I can. It's my mum's money anyway, and I love to waste it. It drives her mad." When Remus still looked hesitant, he said "Mate, if you don't eat it then I'll throw it out. I don't like that kind of chocolate."
Remus stared for another moment, before smiling at Sirius. "Thank you. I love chocolate." He tore off the wrapper and took a bite of the chocolate bar.
They spent the next few hours on the train eating sweets, talking, laughing, and playing a game with the bertie botts every flavored beans. Remus seemed to be especially good at the game, his sense of taste almost seemed to be stronger than most people's.
Two other people had come to their compartment, a redheaded girl and a boy who Sirius thought looked quite greasy, but James and Sirius had quickly shooed them out. Remus felt slightly guilty about it, but these were his first ever friends, and he wasn't going to screw it up by reprimending them.
By the time they arrived at Hogwarts, the sweets had long gone, and all three boys were positivly starving. They eagerly clambered out of their compartment and out into the warm september air, only for all three of them to freeze when they caught sight of the massive man in front on them. He was at least three times the size of a normal human, and had the wildest hair they had ever seen. The man had a tiny black puppy yipping at his heels, attempting to lick his ears.
"Firs' years, firs' years over 'ere!" The man bellowed, fending off the puppy with one dustbin lid-sized hand. "Back, Fang!" Sirius and James exchanged looks of wonder.
James raced up to the huge man, his grin threatening to split his face. "Hello! Who are you?" He asked, then realized that introduction might have been a bit rude.
But the man did not look remotly offended, just smiled back down at the three boys. "Hello there! Me name's Hagrid, Groundskeeper at 'ogwarts."
"Nice to meet you, sir!" Sirius said happily, looking down at the dog at Hagrid's feet. "Can I pet your dog?"
"Sure." Hagrid said, chuckling when the dog immidietly lept in Sirius' lap and started licking his face. "His name's Fang. Jus' got 'im a few weeks ago."
Sirius tickled Fang behind the ears happily. "He's brilliant. I've always loved dogs." Fang barked in response and nudged Sirius's hand with his head.
"Lads, we're gonna miss the boats." Remus reminded them quietly, still standing a few feet away from Fang. At the sound of his voice, Fang turned his head to look at Remus. After sniffing him suspiciously for a few moment, Fang backed up several steps, a growl deep in his throat. He clearly did not trust Remus.
"Wow. Not a dog person, Remus?" James said, turning to look at Remus with an amused expression on his face.
Remus gulped. He knew exactly why Fang didn't like him. Animals, espscially dogs, could usually smell that Remus was a dangerous dark creature, even when he was in his human form. His cat had ran away when he was five years old because it didn't trust Remus anymore.
"Alrigh', you three, now ya ge' on the boats, and we be on our way." Hagrid said, pointing to the lake where a fleet of small boats were. The boys said goodbye to Hagrid and climbed into one of the boats. "Alrigh', no more'n four to a boat!" Hagrid yelled at all of the first years, most of whom were looking quite terrified, both of Hagrid and the boats.
James, Sirius, and Remus were about to set off when a small and slightly chubby boy approached their boat, looking extremley nervous. "Um, y-you three mind if I sit here?" He stammered, glancing at the boat occupants.
James smiled at the boy. "Go right ahead, mate." He said kindly. When the boy still looked slightly unsure, James chuckled. "Relax, we don't bite."
Sirius noticed Remus's hand tighten a bit on the side of the boat.
"Alright..." the blonde boy said uncertianly, stumbling into the boat and looking at all three of them. "I'm P-peter Pettigrew."
"James Potter."
"I'm Sirius." Remus wondered why Sirius refrained from saying his last name.
"Remus Lupin." All of the boats set off across the glassy lake, leaving smooth rippled as they glided across.
As the boats moved more, James turned suddenly to Sirius and said "Hey, Sirius, can you swim?"
Sirius narrowed his eyes. "James, what are you about to - "
With a huge mischievious grin, James shoved Sirius into the lake with both hands. Peter gasped and Remus rolled his eyes as a huge splash was hears across the grounds. Several other first years had turned their heads to ses what the commotion was, only to see Sirius's head surface out of the lake, cursing loudly.
"James Potter, you're going to pay!!" Sirius bellowed. Without missing a beat, Sirius grabbed James's that was still in the boat and yanked him into the water.
"Oi!" James yelled, splashing Sirius with icy water as he surfaces. "Great, now we're both gonna be all wet for the sorting ceremony."
"Yeah? And whose fault is that?" Sirius asked with a grin, splashing James with water.
James splashed him back. "Shut it. You didn't have to pull me in after you." James splashed him again.
"Oi!" Remus yelled at the two, realizing that if he didn't intervene soon, they would likely all be im the lake by the time they got back to Hogwarts. "We're almost there, lads! Csn you just get back in the boat 'till we're there?"
Sirius sighed heavily. "Always the voice of reason, Remus." He joked, hauling himself back into the boat and sitting. down. He shook his head slightly, spraying Remus and Peter with water. James also climbed back into the boat, grinning.
"Alrigh', we're almost there!" Hagrid yelled at them as they rounded the corner. "Getting our first sight of Hogwarts now-"
"Blimey!" Sirius said audibly as they turned the boats, staring at the massive castle that was Hogwarts. It was the most beautiful thing he had ever seen. This was it. He was finally, finally goimg to Hogwarts.
He was on his way
Hey! So, this is the first chapter of my Marauders story! I will try to keep this up as long as possible, but it will be difficult because I'm not good with long term stories. Anyway, this story will mainly be from the point of view from Remus and Sirius, but there will be some James and maybe some Peter. I feel like seeing things through Remus's POV is most interesting, because of his conflicting feelings about making friends due to his lyncanthropy, and his fear that people will find out his secret. I will make sure to include other POVs as well.
Rating: T, for now. There will probably be some swearing later.
Pairings: None for a while. There will be several hints at pairing, but it will probably be fourth year before a I actually start putting characters together. As for what characters... there will definatly be some Jily and definatly Wolfstar. Don't like Wolfstar? Don't read, simple as that. WolfStar will probably be the main pairing in this, since the story is mainly from Remus and Sirius' POV. Sirius will probably also have several unimportant girlfriends, but I only added them for a bit of WolfStar tension, and to make Remus upset. Bwahaha I'm mean.
Also another thing: I'm American. I'm trying my best to make this story sound British, but I'll probably make a few mistakes. I'm sorry.
I'm trying to make this story as canon as possible, but I've changed a few things, as you can see. For one, the train introduction was a bit different. Their introduction to Lily and Snape did happen, I just didn't feel like writing it. I also felt like making Remus's father a bit meaner because I thought it would be more interesting.
Thank you!!!!