The Marauders and Me 1
"COUSIN! COUSIN! COUSIN!"
Sirius rolled over onto his pillow.
"COUSIN! COUSIN! COUSIN!"
"What?" he asked.
"HOGWARTS! HOGWARTS! HOGWARTS!"
Sirius turned over and sat up.
"Nymphadora get off my bed," Sirius said.
Nymphadora jumped off the bed and onto the floor.
"Thank you for that wake up call," Sirius said. He pushed his straggly black hair from his face and scratched his head.
"SIRIUS!" a group of boys called fro downstairs.
"Jamie here," she smiled through her gapped three year old teeth.
"Out Nymphadora," Sirius said.
Nymphadora Tonks skipped out of the room and downstairs.
Sirius pulled off his pajamas and on his clothes.
"Hurry up! You gotta Remus's new prefect badge. It's great," James laughed.
"Remus is a prefect?" Sirius laughed back.
"I don't think it's funny Sirius!" Remus yelled.
Sirius pulled his school things from his room and brought them down stairs and into the living room of his house where his three best friends waited for him.
James Potter, a black haired, blue eyed, boy who had earned a name for himself by being the biggest troubled maker to step foot in Hogwarts.
Peter a short round kid, one of James's cohorts in crime. He didn't get in trouble quite as much as Sirius and James did but he was up there.
Then there was Remus Lupin. A cohort in crime that didn't get in trouble nearly as much, in fact h hardly got in trouble at all. He was smarter than everyone else in the gang by far.
"The Gang" referred to "The Marauders", a name they had given themselves for causing trouble around Hogwarts intentionally and being extremely successful in there efforts.
"Lemme see the badge Remus," Sirius said.
"No," he said turning away.
"Why not, I'm going to see it anyway," Sirius said.
"But then you're gonna harass me until we get the train," Remus said.
"I think he's going to harass you anyway for becoming a prefect, badge or no badge," Peter put in.
"Thank you for pointing that out," Remus said. He reached into is pocket and pulled out the badge.
"Ooh, shiny," Sirius joked.
"Ha-Ha," Remus replied, sounding very irritated.
"Well then, any idea who the other Prefect is?" Sirius said tossing Remus back his badge.
"No," he said.
"I'm betting on Evans," Peter said.
"Evans," Sirius growled. He hated Lily Evans. Little Miss Queen of Perfection. Teachers Pet. Sure she wasn't ugly at all and sure she was smart as hell, but from where Sirius stood, Lily Evans was a total bitch. Sadly for him, Remus and James both had a thing for her.
"Evans isn't all that bad," James pointed out.
"You always say that but hen she makes me flunks potions class," Sirius said.
"Hey, she did that once during first year and you were being pretty nasty to her," Remus said.
"Yeah. I'd have gotten you in trouble with Slughorn as well," Peter said.
"Do you enjoy being mean today Peter?" Sirius said.
"How was that mean? I was merely saying you were being a git so she decided to get revenge. You should've seen it coming," Peter said.
"No one told you to be so honest," Sirius said.
"That's my job," Peter said proudly.
The kitchen doors flew open and out marched Andromeda Tonks, holding her daughter Nymphadora in her arms.
"The nerve of that woman," Andromeda said. She put Nymphadora down. "Go say goodbye to your cousin. You won't be seeing him for a very long time."
Sirius picked Nymphadora up in his arms and held her.
"Christmas isn't that far away," Sirius said.
"Oh, Sirius, when I say a long time I mean a long time," Andromeda said.
"You don't... You don't mean you've been-."
"Burned right off the family tree," Andromeda said. "I would still come back for you, just you Sirius, but if your mother is going to sit around and call my daughter a mudblood all day then-"
"Andromeda, I understand. You go and get as far away from this place as you can," Sirius said. "You Nymphadora you grow up and be my big strong cousin."
"Don't wanna go Siwius," she said digging her face into his shoulder.
"I know and I am going to miss all those wake up calls you give me, but I want you to be happy okay little cousin?" Sirius asked.
"Hmm... Otay," Nymphadora said. She hugged Sirius. She then reached over to James.
"So you remember me now?" James asked.
"By James," she said hugging him.
"Bye Nymphadora," he replied. He put her down and she hugged Peter.
"Peter, bye," she said.
"Bye," Peter replied.
Nymphadora walked over to Remus and hugged.
"I miss you the mostest Wemus," Nymphadora said.
"I'll miss you too kiddo," Lupin said.
"Come on Nymphadora. Time to go," Andromeda said. Nymphadora ran over to her mother. "Ready to go home and see Daddy?"
"No! I wanna go Hogwarts," Nymphadora said.
"Hmm... You can go in... Hmm... Eight years," Andromeda said.
Nymphadora squealed excitedly and said goodbye one last time before she left.
"Such a terrible term, mudblood," James said.
"I know. I even protest Snivelus calling Evans by that name and I have called Evans some pretty bad things," Sirius said.
"So... Should we head out?" Remus asked.
"No we still have one more delay," Sirius said.
"What?" James asked.
"My little brother, Regulus."
"Oh come on. No one is going to miss one fourth year Slytherin," James said.
"Yeah but then my mom would go off and I don't want to have to deal with the howlers at school," Sirius said.
"I'm glad I'm an only child," Peter said.
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"You're to perfect. I hate you," Veronica said as she sat her bags under her seat.
"And why don't you ever date? You could get any guy you wanted," Dana added.
"Because," Lily said, "none of them are worth my time."
"What about Potter?" Dana asked. Lily made a retching noise.
"I would sooner drop out of Hogwarts before I ever even considered James Potter," Lily said. "Especially with that loser friend of his, Sirius Black."
"I dunno, I think Sirius is kinda hot," Veronica said.
Lily shuttered.
"I'm repulsed by him," Lily said.
"You're only saying that because he stuck the lollipop in your hair first year," Dana said.
"No. Black is not good looking," Lily said.
"Suit yourself then, but I am going for Black, whether you like it or not," Veronica said.
"I don't care who you date, just keep him away from me," Lily said. "So, how do I look?"
"Again, perfect. Did she mention we hate you?" Dana asked.
"Yes but I get that a lot," Lily said. "I just start to tune it out after a while. Helped me build up a tolerance for Black so I can actually stand being the same house as him."
"Alright Little Miss Prefect," Dana said.
"I am ready as I will ever be. Order of business number one, attempt to not give out any detentions," Lily said.
"I dunno. James and his gang do cause a lot of trouble. Maybe you could set them in line," Veronica said. "Of course, let me handle Sirius."
"Whatever," Lily said. She opened the cabin door and started to step out.
"Oh wait," Dana said. Lily turned back around. Veronica got up and held out Lily's badge.
"I'd lose my own head if it wasn't attached," Lily said. Veronica started to pin the button to Lily's shirt. "Ouch. Watch where you're stabbing that needle."
"Well if your ginormous hooters weren't in the way they wouldn't get stabbed," Veronica said. "There. Now go be a Prefect."
Lily stepped out into the hall and was immediately knocked to he ground.
"Black! Get off me!" Lily said. They both rose to their feet only to discover Sirius's hair was caught in her badge.
"This is lovely," Sirius said.
"I hope you're being sarcastic otherwise it's sexual harassment," Lily said.
"Please you're the last person I would want to sexually harass," Sirius said.
"What the hell is going on here?" James asked as he, Remus and Peter joined Sirius in the hallway.
"It is not what it looks like. Believe me," Lily said.
"Same here," Sirius said.
Veronica stepped in and pulled Sirius's hair from Lily's badge.
"You alright there Sirius?" she asked.
"Yes I'm fine Veronica. Thank you," he said politely. Veronica blushed a light shade of pink.
"See, you've gone and gotten my badge all greasy," Lily said rubbing it with the sleeve of her cloak.
"Wow Peter you were right. Evans did make Prefect," Sirius said.
"You were betting or something?" Dana said.
"Not on you," Sirius said.
"And why not? I'm not prefect material?" Dana asked.
"Exactly. You're a bitch. You're even more a bitch than Evans here," Sirius said.
"I resent that," Lily said.
"Good," Sirius said.
"Lily has better things to do with her time than to hear you call her a bitch," Dana said.
"And we've all got better things to do with our time than listen to you bitch about Sirius bitching about Lily being a bitch," James said.
"Can we find a new word other than bitch?" Peter asked.
"Here's one. Goodbye," Lily said. She started her walk down the hall.
"That's two words," James said.
"Want one?" Lily asked.
"Go ahead," James said. Lily flipped him off and continued her merry old way down the hall.
"By the way, goodbye is one word," Remus said.
"How'd we end up with the smart kid?" Sirius asked.
"I ask myself the same thing everyday," Veronica said. "Lily is a bit of an over the top genius."
"So is Remus," the boys said in unison.
"... I'm going to go to the prefects' carriage now. I don't have to take this," he said.
Remus started his walk down the corridor to the Prefects carriage.
"You must be Lupin right?" Head Boy asked him.
"Yes," Remus replied.
"Good. Lily Evans is over there and when you get together start patrolling the corridors," he said.
"Right," Remus said. He waked past him to find Lily standing by himself. Lily saw him and smiled.
"You didn't tell me you were Prefect," Lily said.
"You were to busy shouting at Sirius for me to say anything," Remus said.
Lily chuckled. "I suppose you're right. I don't know why the two of us are so incompatible. I mean he just comes off as a jerk to me. Veronica practically worships the ground he walks on."
"Some people just come off differently to others. Sirius hates you. Peter could careless. James-."
"Has some stalker like qualities and is also an annoying jerk," Lily said.
"Yea," Remus chuckled.
"And you?" Lily asked.
"What about me?" Remus asked.
"What do you think about me?" Lily asked.
"Uh... I think... I think you're pretty great," Remus said.
Lily blushed.
"Well I think you're great as well. As for your friends... I just don't know. I know I hate Sirius. I know I hate James. Peter, sometimes I just wonder if should just hug him or kill him," Lily said.
"He has that effect on everyone. Even us. Don't feel bad. He's very neutral," Remus said.
"Like Switzerland," Lily chuckled.
"Oh look who it is. Evans and her boy friend," a cold voice said.
Remus sighed and turned around. There stood very pale, very skinny, very dark and cold, Severus Snape.
"Hello Snivelus," Remus said.
"He's not my boy friend," Lily corrected.
Remus rolled his eyes and thought of how girls sometimes had one track minds.
"How'd you become Prefect?" Remus asked.
"I don't know but I'm glad I am," Severus said. Lily rolled her eyes. "Don't roll your eyes at me you mudblood."
Lily shrunk away from him again. The worst thing you could say to a muggle born was to call them a mudblood. Even exceptionally strong people like Lily felt the effects of such a foul name.
"Go crawl back under your rock and play with your chemistry set," Remus said. Severus glared at Remus for a moment and walked away.
Remus turned to Lily whose face had gone pale and her expression sad.
"Just forget him. He doesn't know what he's talking about," Remus said.
Lily nodded but didn't change expression.
Remus hugged her and Lily hugged him back.
"Just think, for you to be muggle born you're smarter than everyone else, better at spells than everyone else and well, you're just plain better," Remus said as he released Lily. She smiled. "That what we like to see on Lily. Smiles."
"Thank you Remus," Lily said.
"Anytime," he said brushing her hair from the side of her face and behind her ear.
Lily blushed for a moment and looked away.
"We should start patrolling the corridors," she said.
"Good idea," Remus said.