A group of four boys exited the Great Hall as the students of Hogwarts were told to go to there dormitories. They were some of the most popular kids on campus known as the Marauders known for there infamous pranks and parties. They were six years who had no problems from other students because most feared them. They were greatly accomplished in performing magic.
But there was another group of students who openly defied them and had no problem with showing it.
The Death Eaters as they called themselves were a clan of students who openly supported the guy calling himself Lord Voldermort, who was preaching about taking over the Muggle world and getting rid of all Muggle-Borns so that pure-blood rained supreme. The leader of the group was Rodolphus Lestrange who was a fairly nice looking wizard but his sunken nervous black eyes gave him a dark look. Quite fitting for someone like him. His girlfriend Bellatrix Black was a wild beauty with incomparable magical strength of a witch of her age. Few in the school could match her in a duel. Then there was the greasy unkempt Severus Snape who knew much more black magic than many full fledged wizards. Evan Rosier was the pretty boy of the group. Avery and Mulciber who made some girls flesh crawl. And the last of the group was Antonin Dolohov who enjoyed torture but had amazingly good looks and powers to match.
The Marauders consisted of Sirius Black cousin to Bellatrix. He like his cousin was a skilled wizard and also had great looks. He had black hair that fell to his face making him look, if possible, more handsome, with dark-grey eyes that made the girls in Hogwarts melt. His best friend James Potter had very untidy black hair with glasses and big, bright hazel eyes full of mischief and amusement. He was James Potter. Known by the girls as the great and cute Quidditch player, and by the boys as the cool, best-in-transfiguration guy. The smartest of the bunch Remus Lupin was liked by all teachers and he was a perfect. He had light brown hair with warm piercing grey eyes. The most quiet and shy of the group was Peter Pettigrew. A piggy-faced, mousy-haired boy with a baby face. He was shorter than the other three. And had more problems with magic than any of the other three.
"It feels so good to be back home." Sirius said as he and James Potter filled into the common room through the fat lady's portrait.
The common room was bustling with people who like Sirius and James had just left the Sorting Ceremony. They waited impatiently because rumor was the Marauders where having a party tonight to celebrate coming back to school. And if you were anybody you wanted to be at that party.
"Is it true are yall having a party tonight?" Kingsley Shacklebolt a black wizard who was very smart and strong minded. He was also a friend of theirs and shared a room with them.
"Yea Remus and Peter should be on there way back from the kitchen." James said as he walked to his dormitory to get a record player.
Remus and Peter returned from the kitchen with loads of butterbeer and a bunch of food. They placed it against the wall near the fireplace. People headed to the food quickly and it was gone within the hour. You didn't want to be at a Marauders party on an empty stomach.
James came walking down the stairs with the large record player floating behind him.
"Let's get this party started." Sirius said impatiently as James directed the large record player to the middle of the room.
"SONORUS." Remus said pointing his wand at the record player. The music coming out of the record player soon became so loud it could be heard down the corridor.
As soon as Remus turned off the lights with his wand people immediately hit the dance floor and got loose.
"Another year another hundred parties." Sirius said as he and the other Marauders took post on the wall. It was routine for them to line up against the wall and wait for girls to flock to them.
"This year is going to be loads better than last year." Remus said.
"What makes you say that?" James asked questiongly.
Remus dug into his pocket and pulled out a fresh piece of parchment. "I solemnly swear I'm up to no good." He said placing his wand directly in the middle.
Little dots and words spread rapidly across the paper exposing a map of Hogwarts.
"Oh this is so cool. Where did you get it from?" Peter squealed.
"Well you quite down." Sirius said nastily. It was common knowledge that he wanted Peter out of the group and replaced by Kingsley Shacklebolt.
"Sorry." Peter mumbled turning his head away from the map.
"I made it myself." Remus said as James and Sirius examined it slowly.
"Your incredible." Sirius said as he eyed a certain dot moving along in the Ravenclaw common room.
In the midst of looking at the map a batch of three girls approached them. It was Wanda Maximoff who cast any hex more powerful than anybody else. Her beautiful face was matched by her full figure. Rebecca Romjin was a metamorphmagus who took no mess from no one but was the biggest flirt. And lastly of the group was Jean Marsden who was known for uncanny Legilimens/Occulmency skills. They were all six years.
"You wanna dance." Wanda said approaching Sirius.
"Why not." Sirius said grabbing her hand and walking to the dance floor.
James partnered up with Rebecca while Remus was paired with Jean. Peter stood in the corner all by himself with no one to dance with or even talk to.
"She's a really great dancer mate." Sirius yelled to James as he and Wanda danced all over the place.
"She is to." James yelled back.
When the song went off Sirius had led Wanda to the side where they were kissing. Remus was still dancing with Jean while James was approaching Lily Evans. The girl who hated him a lot and was a master at all charms.
"What do you want James?" She said as he approached her.
"You." He said shortly.
"Well for once you want be getting what you want." She said getting up from her chair and walking away.
James gently grabbed her arm and brought her back to him. "Why you gotta be so mean I know you like me what's the problem why cant we just get together?"
"Because unlike all these other girls around here you want take my goods and live me." She said pushing him off.
"Allright parties over go to your rooms right now." Yelled a loud stern voice.
It was Professor McGonagall the transfiguration teacher. She had used her wand to turn off the music and turn the lights back on.
"James Potter, Sirius Black, Petter Pettigrew, and Remus Lupin follow me now." She demanded.
It was the usual for them to be in trouble by McGonagall for having wild parties at anytime of the night. They arrived at a giant gargoyle which they knew was professor Dumbledore's office.
"Acid pops." She said furiously.
The gargoyle sprang to life and allowed them into the office.
"The Marauders again." Dumbledore said as they came into the office followed by McGonagall.
"Yea we had a wild party tonight." Sirius said wiping lips stick off his face.
"And you didn't invite me?" Dumbledore said hopelessly.
"Dumbledore!" McGonagall said impatiently.
"Okay you all shall invite me to your party next time that's your punishment." He said laughing. "No seriously you all shall clean the common room for a week." He said hastily as McGonagall shot him a nasty glare.
"You four return to your rooms now." She said furiously.
The boys filed out of the office and down the corridor. They were all talking about who they were going to hook up with next and what they were going to do for there first prank of their sixth year.
Then a soft scuffling and low whispers came coming from the opposite side of the wall.
"Stop." Remus said cautiously as the voices drew near. "You got the Cloak?" He asked James.
"Yea." James said quickly pulling it out.
"Peter put it on. James and Sirius do the Disillusionment Charm with me." Remus said pulling out his wand and tapping his head performing the charm on himself. Suddenly he became invisible.
James and Sirius immediately performed the charm and like Lupin disappeared into thin air.
"Why can't I do it to?" Peter asked as he wrapped up in the cloak.
"Cause you couldn't do it if you tried." Sirius voice said from behind Peter.
"I'm getting tired of you." Peter nearly yelled. "Your always picking at-
"SILENCIO." James said sternly cutting him off immediately.
"Now you've probably given our position away." Remus said.
"Who are we looking for anyway?" James asked as the group of whispers approached.
"I don't know but that's what we're bout to find out. Somebody really bold would be out at this time of night and I want to see what there up to." Remus said.
A group of wizards came rushing down the hall. It was the Death Eaters.
"Follow them." Remus instructed to the group.
"Oh this is going to be fun." James said preparing for an all out war if discovered.
"Shut up." Remus snapped.
They followed the Death Eaters up to the third floor where they approached a statue of a one eyed witch.
"Dissendum." Bellatrix said pointing her wand at the statue.
A tunnel immediately appeared. The Death Eaters loaded in and shut the tunnel after them.
"I wonder why there going to Hogsmeade at this time of hour?" Peter said as the all became visible again.
"Only way to know is if we follow." James said ready for a challenge.
"No we don't know what were facing if we do they could have the Dark Lord with them." Peter squealed.
"You're such a punk. And why do you call him the Dark Lord like his followers. Your not one of them are you." Sirius accused.
"No. NO" Peter cried.
"Shut up." James said.
"Look all in favor for following them say I." Remus said.
Remus, Sirius, and James all said I.
"Then it's decided we follow them." Remus said.
"We can't follow them with just us we need a little extra strength. I know for fact Bellatrix could take us on by herself. She's ruthless." Sirius said.
"Speak for yourself." James and Remus said in unison.
"Well she could take out Peter." He whispered.
"Peter go get Kingsley, Fabian, and Gideon and hurry up." Remus instructed.
"Do we have time to go get anybody right now they could be gone by the time we get them and get to Hogsmeade they could be gone." Peter asked.
"We need to stay behind a bit that way they don't there being followed." Remus informed.
Peter lingered for a minute then suddenly he turned into a small rat and took off down the hall as fast as his rat feet could carry him.
"Why are we bothered with him?" Sirius resentfully asked.
"My father always told me never be mean to anyone just because there not the most likeable." Remus replied taking sliding down the wall onto the floor.
"Yea well we could really do with out him." Sirius said.
"Would you let it go he's with us and it's not going be any different. He's not completely useless he needs more confidence if he had that then he would be great." James said.
"What's going on?" Fabian Prewett said as he, Gideon, and Kingsley Shacklebolt approached. "Peter got us out of bed and said yall need our help."
"Yea we do. Our enemies the 'Death Eaters' just went to Hogsmeade and we want to see whats up." James informed.
"Were always up for a challenge." Fabian and Gideon said.
"I'm down." Kingsley said shortly.
"Well let's go." Remus said standing up and facing the statue. "Dissendum."
The statue opened the same tunnel for them which it had opened for the Death Eaters. All seven of the boys entered the tunnel quietly.
"Lumos." They all whispered lighting the ends of their wands.
"I know yall would come." Came a cold voice out of the corner. "Now I've got something to do."
They all pointed their wands at the spot where the voice came from and saw it was none other than Antonin Dolohov.
"Your outnumbered seven to one you don't stand a chance." Sirius said stepping up to him ready to duel.
Just then a stunning spell was shot from behind them and hit Peter squarely in the back.
"Oh so you it's two of you." James said pointing his wand at the spell caster. "On no wait it's three. This shall be a lot of fun."
It was Avery and Mulciber who had cast the stunning spell.
"Where's your other friends?" Kingsley asked.
"Wouldn't you like to no." Avery said before casting another hex.
"I got Antonin." Sirius said.
"I want Mulciber." James proudly annouced. "Lily hates him maybe I can win some cool points with her if I hex him."
"Well I guess that leaves me with Avery." Remus said.
"What about us? We want in on the action." Kingsley said. "I'm not risking detention for nothing."
"There'll be more action than you can imagine." Avery sneered.
"Shut up. And get ready to duel." Remus taunted.
Avery, Antonin, and Mulciber knew they had been defeated already but they weren't going down without a fight. There master had ordered them to fight with all there strength and stop anyone from making it to Hogsmeade.
"I guarantee I'll make sure you can duel tonight if I got to duel you myself." James said.
"Well shall we start." Remus said taunting his opponent.
"STUPEFY." Avery yelled catching Remus off guard.
Remus toppled over to the ground.
"STUPEFY." Antonin and Mulciber yelled pointing them at there opponents.
But Sirius and James knew that they were going to sneak them so they moved to the side and fired a spell of there own.
"Looks like it's going to be really challenging tonight." Antonin said through dodging spells fired by Sirius.
"Relashio." Kingsley said pointing his wand at Avery taking up the spot of Remus in the duel.
Blue sparks shot from Kingsley's wand and sent Avery flying back into a pole where he hit his head. But he wasn't down for the count. He got up and sent an array of hexes at Kingsley who was dodging and firing spells like an Auror.
James and Mulciber were dueling fiercely sending the worst hexes at each other. Mulciber was using dark magic to summon creatures to protect him.
"Protego." James said a rock like gargoyle came running at him.
The gargoyle was thrown back a few feet but that didn't stop him from trying to break through James force field.
"Make sure you stun them don't just hex them." James yelled behind his force field as Sirius landed a hex on Antonin and was walking away proudly.
"Stupefy." Sirius said as Antonin lay on the ground panting from the hex that caused him to live his nightmare. The spell hit him and he immediately quite panting and instead stared off blankly.
James let his shield fall and transfigured a rock into a Pit Bull. Using his wand to control it he made it attack Mulciber and fall to the ground. James aimed carefully and hit him with a strong stunning spell.
Only duel left was Kingsley and Avery. Only reason it hadn't ended was cause Kingsley let Avery think he had a chance so he could have a little fun. But once Kingsley saw that the other two duels had ended he hit Avery with a well aimed stunning spell.
"Well that was fun." Gideon said sarcastically.
"We're not even finish with our mission." James said annoyed.
He hated having the Prewett twins along they always were so sarcastic. And they weren't actually needed the Marauders plus Kingsley were a strong force to be reckoned with. But Remus insisted on them coming with them on there most dangerous missions.
"Where's Peter?" Remus said after being rejuvenated.
They looked around and noticed Peter had left or had seemingly left. A small rat suddenly burst into the form of Peter Pettigrew.
"Were you like that the whole time?" Sirius asked wildly.
"Yea." Fabian said. "Said he got nervous."
"It's hopeless." Sirius muttered.
"Come on lets get going." Remus said after they magically tied the three defeated up.