Marauders Melody

"Psst, James, where are you?"

"Who was that? Sirius, that you?"

"No, I'm right here, Peter's over there."

"Peter? Where did you come from?"

"Long story, Remus."

"Okay, so where is Sirius?"

It was typical night in the boys dormitories of the Gryffindor house. The common room was pitch black and the four friends were feeling around for each other like every other night they snuck out.

"Ahhh, who did I just walk into?"

"Me."

"Who's me?"

"It's James, you dummy. Who're you?"

"Peter."

Meanwhile, Remus' arms were stretched out in front of him as he walked slowly around the sofa. He squinted his eyes and thought he saw Sirius, but it was almost impossible to tell.

"Hey Sirius, that you?" he whispered.

"Sure is," came the reply.

Suddenly a loud thud erupted, snickers following it.

"James, you bugger!" Peter growled as he stood up from the floor, James' cackling laughter echoing through the room.

"Let's get outta here," Sirius said, as they stepped out of the portrait and all four of them gave low moans as the light from the torches hurt their eyes.

Peter rubbed his eyes as Remus, being the "cautious" one of course, looked around the hallways for any signs of the caretaker, professors or Prefects.

"Have a nice trip?" James laughed under his breath. Sirius grinned as he shook his long, black hair out of his handsome face.

"Nice trick, James," Peter glared at James.

"But funny, wasn't it?" Sirius smirked.

"Only for you, Sirius."

Remus gave another look down the corridors before they started to make their way down one, all four friends walking beside each other and talking.

"So what about that new girl in Hufflepuff?" James was saying. "I heard she moved to London from some foreign country, she's in 5th year like us."

"I saw her walking to the library yesterday," Sirius replied back. "Nice body, I'd fancy a go with her." He grinned.

James' shared the grin with him. "And the girl in Slytherin, eh Sirius?"

"Oh bloody hell, is that all you ever talk about is girls?" Remus said annoyingly, as they rounded a corner.

"We're only human, Remus," Sirius said innocently, his usual grin still planted on his face.

"Try being a werewolf," Remus muttered. James laughed and clapped him on the shoulder.

"Sorry, mate, I forgot," he said.

"Forgot?" Remus said, looking stunned. "I wish I could do that."

Peter shared a heartening laugh with all of his friends. He looked up at James admiringly. He envied James more than anything.

"But Lily Evans, isn't she amazing?" James started to say in awe.

"If only she weren't in Ravenclaw," Sirius said. "She has the face and the body, but what a temper she has. I remember I winked at her once and she gave me this glare that could have pierced through stone, then she turned around and stalked off." James snickered again, but was quickly shut up when Sirius elbowed him in the arm.

"Just because some girls enjoy being ogled at, Sirius, doesn't mean that all girls do." Remus said, as James was rubbing his arm.

"Ogled? I never ogled her.."

James ran his fingers through his hair as he half-listened to Remus and Sirius nattering about the situation. He pictured Lily's long, shining red hair, and those brilliant green eyes. He also pictured her smiling, a smile that lit up a whole room when she walked in.

"… and I think that if I had ogled her, Remus, it would have been cat-calling or something else."

Remus rolled his eyes. "Sirius, you're as stubborn as a rock."

Sirius put on one of his grins, but it slowly faded as they rounded another corner and came face-to-face with none other than Professor McGonagall.

All four stopped in their tracks and slowly peered up at their Headmistress.

"Out of bed?" McGonagall said coldly, looking down at them.

"We were just-" James began, but Remus cut in smoothly.

"-escorting Peter to the Hospital Wing, Professor," he said.

McGonagall raised her eyebrows. "And what is wrong with him, Mr. Lupin?" she questioned suspiciously, looking down at Peter. He clutched his stomach to pretend he was sick.

"Bad stomach ache, Professor," replied Remus. "He wouldn't stop throwing up."

McGonagall still didn't seem to believe the story. "Well, it hardly takes three of you to take a person to the Hospital Wing," she said, but she then nodded. "Very well, I'll escort Peter there, and you go back to your dormitories. Quick, before I take points away."

"Yes, Professor," The three said, as they glanced back at Peter before they were scurrying back down the corridors.