Disclaimer: If you've read Harry Potter you know what belongs to me and what belongs to JK. If not, Nicole and Gregory, and most of the students are mine. Read HP if you want to know more.
The Marauder's Map
Prologue
" Wake up!" James yelled throwing his pajamas to the ground and pulling on jeans. Sirius lifted his head. The window showed a sky of pitch.
" Jamesy, it's not even dawn. Go back to sleep." Remus rolled from his blankets on the floor.
" What's Corn doing here?" He asked with a yawn. Peter snorted and rolled over. James had pulled a shirt on and he was searching franticly through his trunk. He stood a glittering silver cloak and his broom in one hand.
" He came with this." James tossed a message to his second best friend. " Yes, I read it. It would have been impossible not to. He dumped it right into my face." The young wizard's face grew incredibly haggard. " Lily's parents are dead." Sirius sat straight up.
" What!" Remus stared at the message.
" They're dead. A car accident. Mother wants me home straight away." James shrugged.
" I'm leaving. I'll see you three when ever you get dressed." With that James grabbed a pinch of Floo powder from the jar on the mantel and tossed it into the fire.
" Lupins." He said, stepping though. He stepped into a kitchen. There was no one around, but James walked quickly from the kitchen into a living room where a man sat in front of another blazing fire. A woman's head floated in the fire and the man was talking to it in another language. James coughed. The man in the chair turned. He had Remus' brown eyes and looked very similar to James' friend in everything but his blond hair.
" James!" Aneas Lupin's face brightened. " Where are the rest?"
" Back at the Blacks. I was up so I got the message first. They'll be here as soon as they get dressed. Where's Mrs. Lupin?" Mr. Lupin point vaguely east.
" Roma is over at Lily's place. Lily took it as well as can be expected, but her sister.." He shrugged. " Are you going now, or will you wait for the rest?" James swung glittering cloak around his shoulders.
" Now. Who is that?" He asked cocking his head towards the fire place.
" I'm Emily McLoren, Nicole's mother. She's getting dressed too. I was just telling Aneas that one of our families should take Lily in. The girl needs her friends right now." James nodded.
" That's why I'm leaving. I think you have a good idea, Mrs. McLoren. I'm sure Lily prefer it that way." James flipped the hood over his head and a few seconds later the door opened and then closed. Mrs. McLoren looked at Mr. Lupin.
" That boy is pretty sure of him self, isn't he?" Mr. Lupin shrugged.
" He's the best student in Hogwarts other than Sirius and his parents are Aurors. He has reason to be."
