Drum roll please...this is my first fan fiction! So I 'm workin on this w/ Jen Riddle! Thanks, Jacki! Anyhoo, please enjoy, and please REVIEW! Because constructive criticism is good (I think)! Tell me ( & Jen) what you like and don't like so my next stories can b better. :) & Right after u read & review mine u can read & review Jen Riddle's stories! Sorry to keep rambling, so, hehe...Pip pip, tally-ho! Happy reading!

CHAPTER 1

"Aren't you supposed to be taking notes?" asked a teenager. He had blonde hair and blue eyes. He had a quill in his hand and a parchment in front of him. His name was Remus Lupin.

"Isn't that what we have you for?" asked another. This good-looking teenager had black hair that fell into his eyes. A few of the girls behind him were giggling when he tilted his chair onto its 2 hind legs. This teenager's name was Sirius Black

"Besides, what's the point? We don't have N.E.W.T. exams until next year." Said the 3rd boy. He had messy black hair and glasses that covered his hazel eyes. He ran his hand through his hair and one of the girls that had giggled at the other teen sighed. This guy's name was James Potter. Remus turned back to Professor Binns, their History Of Magic teacher.

"Look at Pettigrew." Grinned Sirius. Remus and James both turned to where Sirius was looking.

"Think we should wake him up?" laughed James. "He's not borrowing my notes." Remus said. A bell sounded, signaling the end of class. Sirius untilted his chair, Remus packed up his parchment and quill, and James used his wand to spray Peter Pettigrew with water, waking him up.

James let the girls sitting behind the four pass through the classroom door in front of him with a slight bow. "Ladies first," He grinned. The girls broke into another fit of giggles, and ran out of the room, blushing. Remus and Sirius laughed.

Peter waddled up to them, and coughed, "Come on guys, let's go to lunch!" He huffed and puffed as he tried to catch up to the three people he admired most in the world for their influence on others, besides You-Know-Who.

After walking down one set after another of old, stone Hogwarts hallways, James suddenly stopped in mid-step. "Hey...look whose coming this way," he whispered to his fellow sixteen-year olds, pointing to a guy in their same year, 6th, with a lopsided pudding bowl of greasy black hair and an abnormally large nose, who was walking towards the group. James stuck his leg out into the middle of the hallway. The abnormally large nosed boy, Severus Snape, tripped, and his books went flying through the air.

One of the books hit Sirius in the head. "Watch it!" Sirius yelled, throwing the book back at Severus. But suddenly, a handsome guy their same age with a pale complexion and long, white-blonde hair tied back in a strategically styled ponytail, caught it. It was almost like he appeared out of nowhere (hmm).

"Watch yourself, Black," the be-ponytailed guy snarled, handing the book back to Severus.

"Always nice to see you, cousin Lucius Malfoy," Sirius grinned back at him, sarcastically.

"There's always a fellow Slytherin to lend a helping hand, eh?" James laughed at Lucius.

"Better than a Gryffindor like you," Severus hissed under his breath.

Sirius, Remus, and James' faces began to turn red. James pulled out his wand.

Peter began to fidget and bite his nails. "Hurry up guys, we're gonna be late for lunch," he whined.

Lucius laughed, "Ha! Better get going. Your friend's hungry, as usual." Pettigrew blushed and glanced down at his round stomach. James put his wand back in his pocket. Severus smirked.

"Get over yourself, Malfoy," Remus said, disgusted, and began to walk away.

As the remaining three began to follow, they could hear Lucius growling menacingly at Severus, "You so owe me for that."

The group continued their way to the Great Hall, as Sirius kept giving random winks to the giggling girls from History of Magic. They somehow had to keep passing them.

"Sorry guys," whimpered Pettigrew, as they entered the great hall. The giggling girls passed them one last time as they took their seats at the Ravenclaw table.

James glanced down to the end of the table where he saw 3 teenage girls, a redhead, Lily Evans, her brown haired friend, Kaye, and her blonde haired friend, Sasha. James smiled at them even though they weren't looking at him. Kaye stood up from her spot and walked over to the boys, James kept staring at Lily who was too deep in conversation with Sasha to notice him.

"James? You there?" Sirius asked as he waved his hand in front of James' face.

"Huh? Oh yeah sorry." James snapped back to his friends.

"Kaye here was asking about Quidditch try-outs." Remus said to James.

"Oh yeah... um what about them?" James asked Lily's friend.

"Well, you are the captain of the team, and we need 2 new chasers and a new beater. When are they?" Kaye asked.

"How does Friday sound?" James asked her.

"Friday works." Kaye nodded. She began to turn, when James stopped her.

"Can you tell the rest of the team?" James asked. Kaye sighed then put on a look as if she was thinking about it.

"Please?" Sirius asked with one of his famous grins, "James needs to spend some time with his old pals."

"Fine, but only because it doesn't take that long to do." Kaye agreed. She walked back to her end of the table, James pretended like he was watching her go, but instead he was watching Lily laugh with her friends.

Suddenly, an owl swooped down over the Gryffindor table, and landed in front of Sirius.

"A bit late for mail, isn't it?" Remus asked, lifting an eyebrow. James didn't seem to have noticed the unexpected visitor; his eyes were still locked on Lily.

"Uh-oh, uh-oh, not good!" Pettigrew wailed, "Sirius, that's a howler!"

"Bloody hell," Sirius sighed angrily. He ran his hand through his hair, causing the majority of girls at the table to start giggling. "Must be me Mum...again."

Before anyone could say or do anything else, the letter burst open, and the signature voice of Mrs. Black filled the Great Hall, "WHY HAVEN'T YOU WRITTEN TO ME?!!!!!!! YOU'VE BEEN AT HOGWARTS THIS YEAR FOR 1 DAY AND YOU STILL HAVEN'T WROTE A SINGLE LETTER TO YOUR OWN MOTHER!!! I AM SO ANGRY WITH YOU YOUNG MAN..."

Sirius laughed a pained laugh. "Come on then," he motioned for the others to follow him. He rose and left the Great Hall, leaving the letter continuing to scream angrily on the table, and Peter hurriedly followed him.

Remus punched James on the shoulder and said, disgruntled, "Leave Lily alone, mate."

James shook his head, as if getting out of a trance, "Huh? What? Oh..." He looked at the letter (still screaming) on the table. He and Remus rose, and followed Sirius and Peter.

Outside of the great hall, Sirius was pretending the howler never came, and James, Remus, and Peter weren't bothering him about it.

Suddenly, Lily, Kaye, and Sasha walked up hurriedly to the four guys.

"Hi Remus! Hi Sirius! Hi Peter!" Lily waved happily at the two smiling guys, and the third who was nibbling on his fingernails again. Then she frowned. "Oh. Hello, James," she said coolly. James grinned.

Kaye said, concerned, "Sirius, are you all right? That was quite a nasty howler..."

"I'm fine. Just fine!" Sirius angrily kicked a stone pillar, one of many lining the hallway. "Ow," he winced. But then he smiled, "Thanks for asking, though."

"Just checking," Kaye shrugged.

"And how are you, Remus? Doing all right?" Lily smiled at Lupin, and he grinned back.

"Simply corking, Lily, and may I ask how you are doing?" Remus asked politely. Lily smiled and suppressed a giggle "I'm doing just grand." She grinned. The group of giggling Ravenclaw girls once again passed them. "Hi James." A brunette from the group waved to them. James grinned at them and waved. The girls blushed bright red then ran away. "It's great to be a Marauder." Sirius laughed.

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