Disclaimer: I'm only going to do this once, so pay attention. I do not own Harry Potter or any characters that you are familiar with. I only own Hilary and Serena. Don't sue me, or else you'll get a bunch of loose-leaf paper.

Author's note - This story is supposed to span the entire time the Marauders are at Hogwarts, but Fred and George skip a lot of it.

Character List
Remus Lupin
Sirius Black
James Potter
Hilary Steele - An original character. You can find a full description in my bio.
Lily Evens
Serena Johnson – Also an original character. Again the full description is in my bio.
Peter Pettigrew -very small part because I don't want my predjudice against him to be too apparent.

This story is writtten in a journal/script format, so everyone's initials will be in front of what they say. It will be in italices.

Fred and George Weasley walked up to their dorms in Gryffindor Tower to get their books one day when Fred spotted a small, curious looking door in the wall between their bed
"Hey, George, look!" Fred yelled to his twin. "I wonder what's in there."
"Let's open it and find out." George stepped forward and pulled open the door to discover "A book, there's only a book."
"Why would anyone waste a hiding place like this on a book?" Fred asked incredulously.
"Don't know. Let's see what's in it." They opened the book to the first page, which read:

RL: A Chronicle of the activities of the Marauders and my thoughts on them
SB: And occasionally the thoughts of the rest of us
By RJL

"Cool," Fred and George said as they turned the page to read

The Meeting and Making of the Marauders

RL: The four of us met on the Hogwarts Express in our first year. Sirius and James had known each other for several years before going to Hogwarts. I had found an empty compartment and had just settled myself in to finish reading the schoolbooks for the current year when they walked in and sat down. I introduced myself and they told me their names and promptly went back to their conversation while I went back to my book. I overheard some of what they were saying and was about to comment on it when a scared-looking blonde boy ran in. I again introduced myself and asked what he was doing. He said that his name was Peter and that he was running from Lucius Malfoy and Severus Snape. We, I rather, offered to let him sit with us and we all resumed our previous activities. Sirius and James were talking about what they could do to the Slytherins, including most of Sirius's cousins. They were talking about floating dungbombs into their common room when I suggested something a little more creative, like enchanting their common room Barbie pink and lime green. They appeared to like this alterative and agreed that we should do it at the first available opportunity, as I was apparently part of the group now. Peter offered to distract any teacher that might walk by as we were redecorating. Hence the founding of the Marauders.

"That's an awesome idea! We need to do that sometime. Maybe not in pink and green, but something like it!" George said enthusiastically.

"Yeah, let's keep reading and see if we can get anymore ideas." Fred said, turning the page to the next chapter.