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REMUS P.O.V

"Miranda got tits," Sirius muttered, as a young blonde girl strutted past our compartment, obviously trying to catch a glimpse of Sirius after a long summer apart.

I rolled my eyes. "Honestly mate, how many chicks do you plan on shagging this year?"

"Moony's got a point Pads," James nodded towards me. "I think you have pretty much wiped out the whole school…you're going to have to resort to the Slytherin girls if you don't slow down."

Sirius looked at his friend, horror struck. "Prongs, you can't honestly expect us all to waist our valuable time chasing around a broad so bloody stuck up, even I wouldn't shag her."

As he opened his mouth to speak, a disturbance was coming from outside the compartment, making James speechless. What was no doubt the voice of Lilly Evans arguing with another, struggling girl was approaching our compartment. With a squeal and a "humph!" the door slid open and a fuming Lilly was brought into view.

"I believe this," she started, shoving an incredibly attractive girl inside the compartment, "belongs to you!" I recognized her at once. Katie Baybay wasn't at all very hard to miss. She was beautiful and never quite understood the logic of "rules". This was quite possibly why she was the only girl in the school who knew everything about us and the only one that we would ever consider a fellow marauder. That…and the fact she has practically lived with James since she was six.

At Lilly's arrival, James hand tousled his already messed up mane of jet black hair, as he jumped from his seat. "Evans, what a wonderful surprise! Why, I was just telling my fellow gentlemen about my dreadful summer." His face fell into a playful frown. "Want to know why it was so miserable, Evans?"

"Save it, Potter, I could really care less." And with one last swish of her long, red hair, she was striding down the hall.

James shouted to her vanishing figure. "It's because you weren't in it!"

But she was too far away to hear or care, so he turned disappointed, back to us. Immediately, our new arrival came into focus and he pulled her into a bone crushing hug. "Katie Baby, it's you!"

"Yeah, it's me," she laughed. "Who else would want to hang out with you losers?"

"I could think of quite a few lucky ladies who wouldn't mind too much," the voice of Sirius Black drifted threw the compartment. "You for sure our welcome to hang with me any time of day, baby."

Sirius was no doubt what you would all the ladies man at Hogwarts, what with his shaggy black hair, stormy grey eyes and devil-me-care grin. Although, I was always impressed how Katie, unlike so many others refused to fall for him.

She ignored his last comment with a role of the eyes and a punch on the shoulder. "Nice to know the pureblood Nazis left you in one piece."

"Barely," he muttered.

I stayed silent throughout this entire welcome back. I couldn't take my eyes off of Katie. She hadn't changed at all, although maybe a little tanner. She was the same incredibly small, beautiful blonde that we have known since first year and I couldn't ever imagine her any other way. The swirl of colors that were her eyes met mine and the corners of my mouth twitched into a sloppy grin.

In a short instant, her short arms were squeezing me around my middle with incredible force and the warm, embarrassed feeling that usually takes place during these encounters grew into a bright blush on my cheeks. Both James and Sirius smirked behind Katie's back at me. I knew it was pathetic, but I couldn't help it. Katie made me blush with every hug, every kiss on the cheek, and even sometimes with the slightest compliment. I was never the ladies man like Sirius or James and girls just didn't treat me like she did, even if it was all strictly friend-related.

She let me go, with one swift kiss on my burning cheeks and sat, nonchalant, with her feet on Sirius' lap. "Where's Wormy?"

"Trying to track down the food trolley for us, if I remember correct," James smirked. Peter was a pig and loved James a little too much. It was all fine with us, though. He was a great guy to have around and could make any situation hilarious. He wasn't exactly the brightest bulb of the bunch.

"So why is it Lilly is so pushy with you? You do realize we're not even at school yet," Sirius teased. "You can't honestly have already pissed her off…can you?"

Katie rolled her eyes, but she couldn't hide the mischievous smile. "Little Miss Prefect caught me getting a little close with Charlie Withers."

Sirius gave a bark like laugh, but James frowned. I really couldn't blame him. It was no question that Katie was popular among the guys at school, but encouraging it never ends up well. "Honestly Katie, I don't want to have to hear any more bullshit Ravenclaws bragging about how they got your knickers."

She pretended not to hear as the chunky figure of Peter Pettigrew walked in with an armful of assorted sweets. Katie gave him a cheery welcome. When the other three dug in to the food, she turned to me.

"I really missed you, Remus." Remus; oh, I loved how she didn't always resort to my nickname. She knew I wasn't too fond of being constantly reminded of my "furry little problem."

My face grew hot once again. "I really missed you, too." It was true, too. Katie was my comfort during the full moon and without her, my transformations had been miserable.

With a bright little smile, she grabbed a Bertie Bott's wrapper and threw it at Sirius. "You fat ass, I didn't get any!"

"That's your problem, babe, not mine." Katie glared at him. This was generally how their relationship was to most people at first glance. But James, Peter, and I knew they were really close. When Katie ran away, it was Sirius she ran too. Not James, not Peter, and not me… But I could never figure that one out. The Potters were sure to accept her in to their home like always. Why not just go there? But that's another thing about Katie: she doesn't make sense.

KATIE

Hogwarts, Hogwarts, we're going to Hogwarts! I sang it in my head, but finally couldn't stop myself from singing aloud. James and Sirius were no where in sight, Remus wasn't doing his prefect duty, and the food trolley passed by with no Peter trailing after it. My boys were missing!

So there I was, with Charlie Withers in a deserted section of the train. Needless to say, I was coping fine without my boys at the time being. Charlie's tongue and mine were currently wrestling, while his fingers were oh-so-skilled at undoing those tricky little buttons on my blouse. I had definitely missed this.

"Katie Baybay, what do you think you're doing?!" Why, why, why in Merlin's name, does Lilly Evans have to be prefect?

I stepped away from Charlie, and glared daggers at the redheaded beauty. "Oh, Lilly, I was just welcoming Charlie here back. You know, these summers are dreadfully long."

"Well, I'm afraid I'm going to have to break up your little 'welcoming' session, before a poor first year walks in on something they do not want to see."

You definitely had to respect Lilly Evans, I'll give her that. She never lost her cool and she and Remus were equal in the nerd department. But, she is just so stuck up! Lilly lead me away from Charlie, and over my shoulder, I yelled, "Don't be thinking this is over yet, Mr. Withers. You can't get away from me that easy!" I glimpsed the wide smile before Lilly dragged me down a row of compartments.

She huffed at me, obviously displeased. "I don't see why you let them all paw at you like that."

"Honestly Lilly, maybe if you got a good shag in, you'd see why the rest of us are so fond of it. Now… who could we set you up with it?" I glanced at her. Red in the face, and lips so tightly closed, she looked completely incapable of answering. "I know Potter wouldn't mind."

Her face turned as red as her hair and she stopped so abruptly, I nearly toppled over her. "Katie, listen to me. I don't want to tell you again. I will never, NEVER be involved in any way with James Potter!"

"Is that a bet?" I smirked.

Lilly grabbed my arm with such force, I gave a squeal, and with a "humph" tossed me into the compartment closest to us.

Fury dripping from every word, she announced to the compartment, "I believe this belongs to you."

Wondering who it was I "belong" to, I examined my surroundings. Sirius and Remus grinned up at me. James was busy wooing Lilly. Once rejected for the millionth time, I was met with my almost big brother. "Katie Baby, it's you!"

"Who else would hang out with you losers?"

'I could think of a few lucky ladies who wouldn't mind too much. You for sure our welcome to hang with me any time of day, baby." Aw, Sirius Black. What would I do without him?

"Nice to see the pureblood Nazis didn't get you."

Remus, Remus, Remus; Remus Lupin watched me talk and I couldn't stop myself from tackling him in a long awaited hug. When we broke, I kissed his burning cheek. He's blushing. Six years and I still make Remus blush. Six years and it's still so bloody cute.

We talked and laughed. I told them about Charlie and James didn't look happy. He was way too protective of me when it comes to guys. Sirius was living up to his sex god reputation, Remus eventually disappeared behind a book, and my blonde, chunky Wormy, was still the same. Yep, I definitely missed these guys.