The Marauder's Knights: The Sorting
Disclaimer: I do NOT own Harry Potter, which should be rather obvious by my lack of J.K.R worthy talent...
A/N Teddy Lupin, Alan Black, James Sirius Potter, and Jason Wood are determined to revive the pranking ways of the marauders, but one group of girls stands in their way. They call themselves the Hogwarts Knights, and they are determined to beat the new marauders at their own game. This is the first in a series of stories about these characters and is AU for many reasons, and you might want to read this Author's Note, because if you don't then you will be very confused, first off, Teddy and James's ages are not cannon, I made Teddy slightly younger, and James slightly older because I couldn't think of having a next-generation marauders group without a Potter. Also, Remus Lupin, Tonks, and Sirius Black are alive in this fandom. Please, please, please don't comment telling me that I got the ages wrong or that my facts are wrong. I know they are, I wanted it that way. Please enjoy :)
Part 1-
When the Hogwarts Express glided into Hogsmeade Station on the night of September first, its occupant's excitement reached its peak.
Inside the train, the students, both old and new, were preparing for their imminent arrival at the magic school, but none were more excited than the group of first year girls who had already exited into the corridor.
The first girl bounded into the hall, still fastening her Hogwarts robes.
She was beaming and bouncing from foot to foot, trying to contain her excitement and anxiety. She looked like most other students at first glance, she was of a fair height for her age, with curly dark hair, vibrant eyes, and a huge grin she usually adopted when anxious about something, but unlike most other new students, a pair of distinctly muggle shoes stuck out from under her Hogwarts robes.
The shoes were a blinding shade of lime green, and weren't exactly dress code.
The second and third girl from Compartment K4 exited next, both were already dressed in their robes as well. One of them adopted the first girl's method of slight bouncing, but the other immediately began to spin around, dancing.
Both of the other girls paused, staring at their friend," Mat, is this the best of times to dance?"
The girl, Mat, didn't stop dancing at her friend's question, but continued to spin, her red hair dancing around her freckled face.
The girl with the green shoes gave Mat a look of long suffering, before launching back into the conversation they'd started in the compartment," This is going to be fantastic! The Hogwarts Express was brilliant- just imagine what the actual school is going to be like-"
There was a muffled yelp from the compartment they had just exited, as a blond-haired girl stumbled forward, a stack of books teetering in her hands," A little help here?"
The girl who had exited second pulled out her wand. With a swish and flick, she muttered the words,"Wingardium Levoisa."
The six or seven heavy books all floated into the air.
"You're not supposed to do magic on the train, Krys," the blond girl hissed, looking around to make sure one of the prefects hadn't seen the 'illegeal' magic her friend had performed.
Krys just shook her head, grinning at the floating books with a look of pride.
"Oh, lighten up," the girl with the green shoes replied, reaching for one of the floating books curiously.
"Yeah," Krys added," Or we'll just have to start calling you Victoire again-"
Victoire glowered at her friends," Do not call me that, you know I hate it. My name's Leigh."
The girl with the green shoes smirked," Not technically," then finally managing to catch one of the floating books, she read aloud," Hogwarts, A History Volume Two, as improved by Hermione Weasley," she stared at the book with vague interest for a moment before handing it back to her friend,"why do you have so many books anyway?"
Leigh rolled her eyes," Maybe because I like to actually passmy classes, Vio."
Vio frowned with mock indignation," Hey! I am plenty smart enough to pass my classes without stacks of boring books, thank you very much."
The other girls snickered loudly.
" Well you could certainly pass a class in arrogance," Krys replied.
Vio opened her mouth to reply, but stopped short when a slight commotion was heard on the other side of the corridor. All three girls turned on the spot, watching the scene with interest.
The compartment door adjacent to their own was forced open, and four boys landed in a heap on the floor.
Vio, the closest to the heap of boys, spoke first," Well, I wondered what all the commotion coming from that compartment was about-"
One of the boys got to his feet, his face angrily flushed at Vio's words," This is not what it looks like!"
The boy was good bit taller than the girls, with overlong black hair and sharp silver eyes.
Vio nodded toward his companions, who were all scrambling to their feet, trying to fix their ruffled and wrinkled clothing," Right, so what is this then?"
" Well...this is your worst nightmare...er" he said, struggling to come up with a good reply.
The girls all burst out laughing," Yes, you're right. You do look rather like something out of a nightmare."
The boy glowered at her smugly," We look a right side better than you lot!"
Vio's eyes flashed dangerously as her and the boy continued to argue.
Many moments of verbal sparring later, the two first year's had pulled out their wands and were preparing to try their hand at some hexing, until Professor Lupin came strolling around the corner.
Upon seeing what was going on, he sighed heavily," Alan, put your wand down."
"But-"
Lupin gave him a look," Just because I'm a friend doesn't mean I won't turn all of you in. And I mean it."
Both Alan and Vio pocketed their wands reluctantly.
"Sorry professor," Krys spoke up from behind Vio," We were just having some fun. It won't happen again, we're really sorry."
When Vio didn't say anything, Krys elbowed her hard in the back.
"Ow! Oh-er, yes I'm really sorry."
Lupin smiled," Glad to hear it. Now you four-"
He turned back to the boys, and the four girls slowly inched their way down the corridor.
"That was brilliant Krys!" Mat offered, she hadn't said much since exiting their compartment, she had seemed more interested in watching the confrontations.
Krys grinned," I know."
Leigh, on the other hand, was scowling," The boys still won't get in trouble, Professor Lupin's Teddy's father , after all."
Vio regarded her friend with surprise," You know those arrogant toerags?"
Leigh sighed in exasperation," Of course I know them! And not all of them are arrogant toerags!" A blush rose in her cheeks as she said the last part.
Krys smirked, slyly," Oh really? So which one isn't an arrogant toerag?"
Leigh rolled her bright blue eyes," Shut it, Krys. I know all of the boys-they're friends of my family."
"Everyone's friends with your family," Krys pointed out, Leigh scowled when both Vio and Mat nodded in silent agreement.
The young Weasley ignored the comment," The one Vio was fighting with was Alan Black."
Vio mumbled something that sounded suspiciously like 'conceited insect' under her breath.
"He's Sirius Black's grandson," Leigh continued, as the girls inched ever closer to the opening of the train," The tall one who resembled Professor Lupin, is Teddy. I've known him for ages. He's not arrogant at all."
Vio and Krys shared a knowing look, which Leigh also pointedly ignored.
"The one who had the random quaffle in his hand was Jason Wood-"
"You mean the son of the famous quidditch players, Katie and Oliver Wood?" Mat asked, her curiosity spiked, she was an avid fan of the sport.
Leigh nodded. However, neither Krys nor Vio looked impressed.
" And the one who said the 'your mum' comment is my cousin, James Potter."
A murderous glint returned to Vio's eyes with vigor when the 'your mum' joke was mentioned, but Mat hastily changed the subject," So what houses are you guys wanting to be sorted into again?"
" For me, it's either Slytherin or Gryffindor," Krys replied first, seeming self-assured.
Mat turned to Vio next, hoping to keep her friend's mind off of the arrogance of Alan Black," I don't particularly care, as long as it's not the house those prats are in."
"VIO!" Leigh wore a reprimanding look on her pretty face that would've made her Grandmum Weasley proud.
"What!" Vio demanded," Don't pretend you weren't thinking it-"
"Anyway," Mat interjected," What house do you want to be in, Leigh?"
"Well, I've been reading up on-"
Leigh was interrupted by the sound of a loud voice just outside the train, calling for first years to follow. The four of them clambered down from the Hogwarts Express, all but shaking with nerves.
As the crowd thinned, they saw it for the first time. It was a huge, enchanting castle...the ancient age and history of the place only made it that much more imposing...and welcoming. It was Hogwarts, and they were about to enter it for the first time.
"We're lucky it was my dad who caught us, and not someone else, we'd have ended up with detention before school even started!" Teddy grumbled, all four boys had just endured a short lecture from his father on behaving themselves.
Of course, when Remus had reprimanded them, Alan had cheekily retorted with, 'monkey see, monkey do,' in reference to how his grandfather, and Remus himself had once terrorized the school with pranks.
Remus had cut the lecture short there, obviously not liking where it was going, but he had then pulled Teddy aside and politely, yet sternly asked him to please try and not let James and Alan get too carried away.
Teddy really didn't see the point of his dad asking him to do that, his father knew as well as he, that it would be impossible to stop James and Alan from pranking, they were determined to revive the antics of the legendary marauders.
James, however, grinned at Teddy's grumbled comment," That would have been great! Imagine, getting detention before we were even sorted!"
Alan jumped in, just as excited at the prospect," We could have set a new record!"
"Yeah, not even Fred and George Weasley managed that!" Jason echoed.
The three boys shared a look, a mischievous glint already running rampant in their young faces.
"Are you thinking what I'm thinking, Mr. Potter?" Alan asked.
James nodded," I am indeed, Mr. Black. Mr. Wood?"
Jason grinned in response, and all of them turned to Teddy.
A look of worry flitted across Teddy's features, and his hair turned a sickly shade of green as he imagined the look on his father's face when he found out what they were planning...
"Ah, c'mon Ted," Alan whined," We need to start school with a bang!"
Teddy glared at him," It's not you who will have to put up with an angry father every time you get in trouble! Or did you forget? My father works at the bloody school!"
" But Teddy," Alan drawled," Your father wasn't serious, he's a marauder after all, how could he not expect you to follow suit?"
James and Jason likewise stared up at him with pleading eyes.
Teddy's hair, ever so slowly, returned to a light brown color with streaks of blue standing out indefinitely, as he digested that bit of information.
When he was silent a couple of seconds, the three others prodded him to speak," Well?"
Finally, Teddy gave up," Oh, alright. What's the plan then?"
James, Alan, and Jason stared at him vacantly.
Teddy sighed," Right. Here's the plan-"
A/N I'm sorry it seemed confusing at all...but please review. :) Please?