A/N I made myself tear up writing this. Hope you enjoy!
There were four.
Moony, Wormtail, Padfoot, and Prongs.
Laughing, talking, pranking gits.
One was a student.
One was a follower.
One was a heartbreaker.
And one was a lover.
They were all
Marauders.
A flash of green light and a scream.
And then there were three.
One was a professor.
One was the betrayer.
And one was the convicted.
They were all
Broken. Changed.
A silent fall through a veil through which he would never return.
And then there were two.
One was the grieving friend.
And one was a loyal servant.
They were both
Unsure.
A burst of regret, a master's gift turned upon its owner.
And then there was one.
The last one.
And he was
a Marauder.